Duplicating documents is a useful way to copy content and to track and compare changes between similar documents.
A duplicate document is created in the same folder as the document being copied, but it can be moved to another location.
By default, a number in parenthesis is appended to the new document title and filename – you can edit the title in the Document title field and edit the filename in the Filename field.
The Track the duplicate as a variation of the original document checkbox is active by default so that the duplicate is considered a variation of
the original document. This lets you compare the duplicate with the original from
the
If the document you are duplicating doesn’t already have a Document ID, a unique Document ID is automatically generated and allocated to it. It is used when comparing document variations. If the ID gets removed at some stage after duplication, there is no way to compare any document variations between it and any duplicates.
A Document ID of original metadata property with the same value is automatically added to the duplicate.
You can clear the checkbox option, if you do not want PageSeeder to keep track of the relationship between the duplicate and the original. In that case, the duplicate is a copy of the original with no reference to the original.
Click the
You can enter a Document ID for your new document in the Document ID field.
Any description on the original document is not copied to the duplicated document but can be added in the relevant field.
You can change the notification settings – click one of the message icons. If you choose an option other than Silent, an email notification containing the title and description of the document is sent to group members about the creation of this document.
Click the Duplicate button to create the new document.
On the documents page, click the
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