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This procedure describes how to create a new article as a copy of an existing article.  This is especially useful when you would like to preserve the formatting of the original article.

  1. Log in to the Administrator back-end.
  2. Locate the article to be copied by clicking on Content then Articles.Joomla! back-end: Content > Articles
  3. Find the article you want to copy, then click on its title.
  4. Click "Save as Copy" from the "Save & Close" dropdown menu at the top (see #1 below).
  5. Change the title of the article (see #2 below).
  6. Delete the existing Alias; a new one will be generated from the new title (see #3 below).
  7. Edit the article text as needed (see #4 below).
  8. Change the status on the right to "Published" (see #5 below).
  9. Click "Save & Close" at the top (see #6 below).

Joomla! back-end: "Articles: Edit"

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