# TXDrawingCore.Copy Method

> Copies the current selected shapes to the Clipboard.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 33.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > TXDrawingCore.Copy Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/copy-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/copy-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/copy-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Copies the [current selected shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/selection-property/llms-full.txt) to the Clipboard.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void Copy();
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Copy()
```

### Examples

The following example creates a copy of the txdrawing core. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
tXDrawingCore.Copy();
Console.WriteLine("TXDrawing Core is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
tXDrawingCore.Copy()
Console.WriteLine("TXDrawing Core is ready for use.")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TXDrawingCore Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/constructor/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TXDrawingCore.Cut Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcore/cut-method/llms-full.txt)