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title: Copy Elements in Auto-Layout
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description: Duplicate elements in your flow to reuse them in other parts of your automation.
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# Copy Elements in Auto-Layout

Duplicate elements in your flow to reuse them in other parts of your automation.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_supported_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Learn about the editions and user interfaces that support Flow Builder. Some Flow Builder features integrate with other Salesforce products that require additional licenses.">View supported editions.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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              Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d171744e62 ">To add and manage flow elements : </td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d171744e62 ">Manage Flow </td>

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![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note You don't need to be an admin to have the Manage Flow permission. Ask your admin to add it to your profile or permission set.

Copy elements to duplicate elements and their configurations, saving time when you need similar elements in different parts of your flow. You can copy single elements or multiple elements at a time.

![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_tip.png)

Tip To copy and paste with the keyboard, select an element on the canvas, and then use Ctrl+c (Windows) or Cmd+c (macOS) to copy and Ctrl+v (Windows) or Cmd+v (macOS) to paste.

1. Copy and paste a single element.
    1. Click ![Actions](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/actions_icon.png) on an element card to open the actions menu, and then select **Copy Element**.
    2. In the location where you want to place the element, click ![Add element](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/resources-global/_corporate/images/flow_plus_icon.png), and then select **Paste 1 Element**.
2. Copy and paste multiple elements.
    1. Click ![Select elements](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/select_elements_button.png).
    2. Click ![the Select Element icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/flow_builder_element_plus_sign_for_connector.png) on each element that you want to copy, and then click ![Copy elements](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/copy_elements_button.png).
    3. In the location where you want to place the copied elements, click ![Add element](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/resources-global/_corporate/images/flow_plus_icon.png), and then click **Paste Elements**.