Duplicate selection

You can quickly copy sections of your composition to a new or existing composition in the same project. Here’s how:

  1. Highlight the region of text you want to copy in your script. Any layers that extend outside the highlighted selection will also copy over to the new composition.
  2. Click Duplicate to icon.png Duplicate to…
  3. Choose the composition where you want to paste your selection.

Screenshot of Descript editor showing numbered steps for using the 'Duplicate to...' feature

You'll then see a message at the bottom left of the editor letting you know that the selection has been copied to your other composition. 

Screenshot of Descript editor showing the confirmation message that your selection has been duplicated to your other composition

If you want to duplicate a layer on your scene editor or timeline, you can right-click the layer on the scene editor and then choose Duplicate.