does anyone know how to ghet global copy & paste to work correctly ? I want to make a global copy of 16 bars (ie EVERY track) and paste the whole lot 8 bars further on, so inserting these 16 bars and shifting the existing bars along. I cant get it to work properly. I set the range (81 - 97)
The go to Edit → range → global copy
I then sel my locators to the position I want to insert these 16 bars (105) I set the range to 16 bars then
Edit → paste
It inserts the 16 bars but also so doesnt shift the other bars along
Ive also tried ‘Paste Time’ & ‘Paste time at orign’ just doest work
Hi,
Paste function doesn’t add any bars.
Once you select the bars, where you want to insert the time, use the Edit > Range > Insert Silence. This will create the empty space. Then you can Paste.
That partially worked but it doesnt seem to copy any of the automation tracks 
Hi, it will all be copied.
You have disabled “Automation follows events”. There is also an icon for this in the Toolbar. If disabled moving or copying events prevents automation to be moved or copied, because there are cases you don’t want this to happen.
which toolbar ? what does the icon look like ?
“Automation Mode” in the upper Toolbar…
You can alternatively activate/deactivate it in the “Edit” menu by checking “Automation follows events”
Hi,
This is the default Key Command for the Edit > Range > Insert Silence function, I mentioned. 
This is the Duplicate function. You have t be sure, the end of the last event is exactly at the Bar end, to make sure, the duplicate will start exactly at the bar start.
Btw, you could even make a Macro out of the steps.
Hi,
Edit menu > Automation Follows Events.
Or see attached screenshot (the white icon).
It was actually activated
Hi,
Do you mean an automation of Audio tracks or Group/FX/VCA tracks?