Some of the edit menu items perform different tasks depending on the current view. In particular you should note that the clipboard cut/copy/paste commands and the find command operate in this chameleon-like manner.

 

Cut command	Current view Left-hand side List view Right-hand side Detail view Pathfinder N/A N/A Specimen Deletes the selected specimen record(s) Deletes the selected text of the item with the focus Filter Deletes the selected filter Deletes the selected text of the item with the focus Vernacular Deletes the selected common name(s) Deletes the selected text of the item with the focus Checklist Deletes the selected botanical name and all names lower in rank order Deletes the selected text of the item with the focus Category Deletes the selected custom category ....................................... Deletes the selected text of the item with the focus .......................................
Copy command	Current view Left-hand side List view Right-hand side Detail view Pathfinder N/A N/A Specimen Copies the selected specimen record(s) to the clipboard Copies the selected text of the item with the focus Filter Copies the selected filter to the clipboard Copies the selected text of the item with the focus Vernacular Copies the selected common name(s) to the clipboard Copies the selected text of the item with the focus Checklist Copies the selected botanical name and all names down two ranks lower in order to the clipboard Copies the selected text of the item with the focus Category Copies the selected custom category to the clipboard, or if it is a high-level item copies all subordinate categories ....................................... Copies the selected text of the item with the focus .......................................
Paste command	Current view Left-hand side List view Right-hand side Detail view Pathfinder N/A N/A Specimen Pastes specimen records from the clipboard Pastes the current clipboard text into the item with the focus Filter Pastes filters from the clipboard Pastes the current clipboard text into the item with the focus Vernacular Pastes common names from the clipboard Pastes the current clipboard text into the item with the focus Checklist Pastes a hierarchy of botanical names from the clipboard Pastes the current clipboard text into the item with the focus Category Pastes a single custom category from the clipboard, or if available pastes a hierarchy of  subordinate categories ....................................... Pastes the current clipboard text into the item with the focus .......................................
Find command	Current view Effect Pathfinder N/A Specimen Searches all columns of the current specimen list ( i.e. the current filter) for a specified text value Filter N/A Vernacular N/A Checklist Searches all ranks of the taxonomic checklist for a botanical name similar to the specified text value Category N/A

Note that the clipboard commands (cut/copy/paste) use the XML language standard for all operations involving the left-hand list view.