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Added information about copying blocks #325

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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions docs/content_management/create_edit_pages.md
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Expand Up @@ -157,12 +157,26 @@ The following actions are available:
- Move up block - allows you to change position of the block on the page by moving it up
- Move down block - allows you to change position of the block on the page by moving it down
- Block settings - allows you to access properties window
- Copy - allows you to reuse a configured block across pages by using the Clipboard section.
- Duplicate - duplicates existing block with its settings
- Refresh - refreshes preview of the block
- Delete - deletes existing block

![Block window - size adjustment](img/block_window_size_adjust.png "Block window - size adjustment")

#### Copy blocks

You can copy blocks to reuse them on other pages.

When you copy a block, it gets saved in the "Clipboard" section of the Page Blocks toolbox.

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From there you can drag and drop the block to the page like any other block.

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Doing so puts an exact copy of the block on the page, with all its settings, as it was when you copied it.
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The clipboard can store only one block at a time.
The content of the clipboard remains accessible while editing different pages and is visible only to you.

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I've chosen preserve switching into a new session


![The clipboard section containing a Code block](img/page_builder_page_blocks_clipboard.png "The clipboard section containing a Code block")

#### Configure block settings

Each kind of block has its special settings.
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