How to copy & paste marker styles

As soon as you have more than one marker, you might want to apply one marker's style to another one (or multiple other ones) and avoid the hassle of styling every marker individually. Datawrapper locator maps make that possible. 

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Apply one marker's style to other(s)

Let's assume we have two markers: One is styled ("Brandenburg gate" in the GIF below) and one is not ("another location"). To make the second marker match the first one, there are four simple steps:

  1. Select the marker that has the style you want to apply to another marker. In our case, that's "Brandenburg Gate." 
  2. Click on the three dot menu icon on the right hand side, mouse over Styles, and then choose Copy styles.
  3. Select the marker with the style that you want to change. In our case, that's "Another Location."
  4. Click the menu icon once more, and from Styles, choose Paste styles.

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Apply one marker's style to multiple other markers

To apply one marker's style to multiple other markers, the steps are almost the same - you'll just select multiple markers to paste the styles after copying them from the original marker: 

  1. Select the marker that has the style you want to apply to another marker. 
  2. Click on the three dot menu icon on the right hand side, mouse over Styles, and then choose Copy styles.
  3. Select all the markers whose style you want to change.
  4. From the multi-select bar, click on the menu icon, and then hover over Styles, then choose Paste styles.

The styles you've copied will only apply to markers of the same type; so, if we copy from a point marker, the styles won't apply to an area marker! 

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Use keyboard shortcuts

Regardless of how many markers you're pasting onto, you do have the option to use keyboard shortcuts rather than clicking inside the menu button. The steps are largely the same, just with keyboard shortcuts: 

  1. Select the marker that has the style you want to apply to another marker.
  2. On your keyboard, press Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C to copy the styles
  3. Select all the markers whose style you want to change.
  4. Press the keys Ctrl/CmD + Shift + V to paste the styles onto the selected marker(s)

Now, you know how to copy and paste styles between markers! If you have any questions, get in touch with us at support@datawrapper.de.

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