About Structured Document Copy Options for Non-DITA Structured Documents

If you are copying and pasting non-DITA structured documents, you can control whether content from XML entity references are also cloned when pasting the copied document by making selections in the Structured Document Copy dialog.

The Structured Document Copy dialog can be invoked when pasting a copied structured document. The default setting for the Structured Document Copy dialog can be set for each user by selecting or clearing the Only Display Structured Document Copy Dialog When Shift Key is Pressed check box in the User Properties dialog. See Modifying User Properties.

For users who work primarily in non-DITA structured documents, the check box should be cleared. The dialog is invoked after you copy a document when you select File > Paste.
For users who work primarily in DITA structured documents, the check box should be selected. The dialog is invoked after you copy a document when you press Shift, then select File > Paste .

When invoked, the Structured Document Copy dialog provides these selections:

Selection	Description
Copy Type:
Copy Top-Level Locking Unit Nodes Only	For documents with multiple locking units, select Copy Top-Level Locking Unit Nodes Only to clone only the nodes (elements, comments, processing instructions) of the top-level locking unit into the new document.
Copy Document Nodes Only	When Copy Document Nodes Only is selected, all nodes from the selected source document are cloned and pasted into the new document.
Copy All Nodes	Select Copy All Nodes to clone all content from referenced documents to create a single new document.
Options: Copy User-Created Custom Attributes	Select the Copy User-Created Custom Attributes check box if your content contains user-created custom attributes you want included in the copy action. If the check box is cleared, any user-created custom attributes, if present, are not included in the copy action.
Prompt: Only When Shift Key Pressed	The initial setting of the Only When Shift Key Pressed check box is defined in your User Properties sheet. You can change the setting in the Structured Document Copy dialog. However, changing the setting in this dialog will also change the setting in your User Properties sheet.