This solution may generate a storm of criticisms but may also give you an idea of a path to follow to get where you want. Note that this solution works perfectly in Mathematica 9 but in Mathematica 10 there is a problem that is preventing the last Graphics object added to copy to the right side with the right colors. Grid[{{ Labeled[Button["Copy to Right Side", Block[{cellContents = NotebookRead[EvaluationCell[]]}, rightSide = cellContents[[Sequence @@ Position[cellContents, GridBox[{{_, _}}, ___]][[2]]]][[1, 1, 1, 1, 2]]; rightSide = ReplaceAll[DisplayForm@rightSide, GraphicsBox -> Graphics]; ] , ImageSize -> Automatic ], Style[g, Deployed -> False]] , Labeled[ "Copy of Left Side" , Dynamic@rightSide ] }} , Alignment -> Left ] This is how it looks after the first evaluation: ![enter image description here][1] And this is how it looks after adding two Graphics elements and pressing the "Copy to Right Side" button. ![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/yxdiE.jpg [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/k9RL3.jpg