Gates can be copied to and pasted from the clipboard for use within FCS Express. This will create an identical gate with a new name that can be moved independently of the original gate.  To show a previously created gate on another plot or on a plot on which it is currently hidden, use the Show Gates command instead.

 

 

Click the mouse button when the cursor is in the gate that you wish to copy. This will activate the gate. Select the Home→Clipboard→Copy Gate command or press Ctrl+C from the keyboard. Similarly, you can select the gate in the Gate View and select Home→Clipboard→Copy Gate or press Ctrl+C from the keyboard.  You can also right click on the Gate and select Copy Gate from the right click menu.

 

 

Click the mouse button when the cursor is in the gate that you wish to cut. This will activate the gate. Select the Home→Clipboard→Cut Gate command or press Ctrl+X from the keyboard. Similarly, you can select the gate in the Gate View and select the Home→Clipboard→Cut Gate command or press Ctrl+X from the keyboard. If you try to cut a gate from a plot, a dialog will appear asking if you want to delete the gate completely or hide it in that particular plot.  You can also right click on the Gate and select Cut Gate from the right click menu.

 

 

Right-click on a plot, or the Gate View object, and press Ctrl+V on the keyboard, or select the Home→Clipboard→Paste Gate command.