# Paste should insert before, not after current item

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/paste-should-insert-before-not-after-current-item/2737
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [December 18, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/paste-should-insert-before-not-after-current-item/2737 "2006-12-18T03:06:56Z")
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### Author: ![stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/paste-should-insert-before-not-after-current-item/2737/1 "2006-12-18T03:06:56Z")

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Given this list:ABCopy item C, then select item A and paste. You get:ACBThis really doesn’t seem right to me, compared to other programs. For example, inserting a line of text into an editor would give you CAB. Excel only offers “Shift cells down”, not “insert below current cell”…FB’s behaviour can be a bit surprising, as sometimes the pasted item doesn’t even end up visible on the screen. It would be more intuitive imho for the pasted item to end up at the cursor - “paste the item here” not “paste the item before the next sibling of here”.Steve

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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/paste-should-insert-before-not-after-current-item/2737/2 "2006-12-18T05:07:52Z")

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Hi Steve,  
  
Yep, that sounds like it needs to be reviewed… i’ve put it on the todo list.  
  
cheers,  
tate.