I cannot copy and paste just the text out of a panel element (Cloud editor)

[Norman Cates]

We have some panels with text in them.

We want to copy the text in the panels, and paste them into other panels.

When I do that, it ALSO pastes the panel the text was copied out of.

The precise setup is:

Create a panel, no emoji, with a BG colour.

Type a few words of text in, then format it as Heading 1.

Do the same again, creating another panel a few lines down.

Now try and copy and paste the text from one panel to another.

It pastes the panel that we were copying out of.

If you copy and paste the text out of a panel to a paragraph, the text copies out fine, without the panel tagging along.

If you use Ctrl-Shift-V (paste as plain text) then that pastes the text in. But of course without any of its own formatting.

I have tried using the little handle next to the text to select it, but same thing.

This is a bug. 

But, can I confirm that other people see the same thing?

Just in case...

[Anthony Morais]

Hi @Norman Cates 

When copying text from inside a Panel macro and pasting it into another panel, Confluence doesn’t just paste the text — it recreates the entire panel element. This issue is already tracked under the Atlassian bug report CONFCLOUD-70723

Try the alternative solution.

Paste using Ctrl + Shift + V / Cmd + Shift + V to insert plain text only.

Copy the content from the panel into a regular paragraph first, then paste it into the target panel.

Or, if you use legacy macros, convert them to the new /panel element and try again.

Atlassian closed the original ticket as “Cannot Reproduce”, but several users have confirmed it’s still reproducible under specific formatting cases in the current Cloud editor. I’d recommend commenting or voting on the issue to help get it prioritized again.

Hope this helps clarify things!

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Anthony Morais Thank you for your response on this question. This was driving me crazy on Friday, but, after a long week, it never occurred to me to try pasting as plain text. 

[Anthony Morais]

Perfect Barbara!

Please let me know if it worked.

If it works, please mark it as accepted!

Best regards

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Anthony Morais This worked for me, but I cannot mark your answer as accepted, since I did not ask the question. 

@Norman Cates Have you tried Anthony's suggestion?