# The problem with the cut/copy/paste feature in makecode arcade

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [May 18, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806 "2024-05-18T22:53:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Brainstorm\_Studios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brainstorm_studios/32/20476_2.png) [@Brainstorm\_Studios](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brainstorm_Studios)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806/1 "2024-05-18T22:53:50Z")

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alright, so here’s the deal. say you wanna copy a chunk of a tilemap, sprite, etc. and paste it somewhere else. when you paste the chunk down, it goes to 0’0 instead of where the original image was. this isn’t a very big issue in the sprite/animation editor, but terrible in tilemaps. that’s because you have to drag your vision all the way back to 0’0, just to grab it, then go all the way back to where you were. PLEASE fix this. i know i’ve griped about this before, but it’s been bothering me for so, so long now.

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**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806/2 "2024-05-19T16:01:46Z")

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Okay I think it going to 0. 0. Isn’t a bug it’s always been this way. second this is an arcade only issue so mods please move this to arcade it has nothing to do with the forum feedback. Lastly I would love to see this change I think it would be really nice for big tile-maps and images.

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**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806/3 "2024-05-19T16:02:54Z")

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Good catch, @danger_kitty ; I’ve changed the tag. Sorry about that!

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**Author:** ![Brainstorm\_Studios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brainstorm_studios/32/20476_2.png) [@Brainstorm\_Studios](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brainstorm_Studios)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-problem-with-the-cut-copy-paste-feature-in-makecode-arcade/28806/4 "2024-05-20T01:25:30Z")

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i never said it was a bug, just that i wanted it to change. the reason i said “fix” is because i think this change would help a lot.