Ideas for Arc XP

Edited photo cutlines stick when photos placed in Clipboard

In Composer, we edit photo cutlines after placing photos in stories.

Sometimes, when updating a story with a full overwrite, where we literally paste a new version in, we first drag edited photos to the Clipboard, so we don't lose them. Then, when the story is updated, we drag them back into the story.

The problem is that when we place a photo with an edited cutline into the Clipboard, it reverts back to the original cutline, thereby costing editors much time by making more work for them.

It seems to us that anything placed into the Clipboard should keep whatever edited status it has. The Related Items seem a better place for, say, photos with original cutlines.

Would it be possible for photos placed in the clipboard to maintain edited cutlines? That would be great if it could happen.

Thank you.

  • Steven Proceviat
  • Nov 4 2025
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    Caytlyn Trickey commented
    12 Nov 19:56

    Hi there! Thanks for submitting this idea. This certainly seems like reasonable behavior! Would you mind also attaching a video of the behavior you're describing here so I can pass it along for investigation? While we don't have immediate plans for this, we'll keep this in mind as we continue to make improvements. Thank you!