The Clipboard
Using the Clipboard
• When using Microsoft Word you will find the Cut, Copy and Paste icons under the Home tab.
• You can also use the normal Microsoft Windows shortcuts: Cut Ctrl+X Copy Ctrl+C Paste Ctrl+V
• You will notice that there is a down arrow under the Paste command. Clicking on this will display more options, such as the Paste Special option, which, when clicked on, will allow you more control on how items in the Clipboard are pasted into a document.
The Office Clipboard
• Open a document called Office Clipboard. This document contains a few items that you can copy into the Office Clipboard.
• If you click on the Clipboard dialog box launcher, you will see the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane.
• Select all the text and press Ctrl+C to copy the text to the Clipboard. You should see a representation of this copied text displayed in the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane.
• Select the first graphic within the document and press Ctrl+C to copy the graphic to the Clipboard. You will see the graphic displayed within the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane.
• Repeat this for the other graphics within the document.
• Scroll down to an empty part of the document. Click where you would like to insert a copy of an item that is stored on your Clipboard. Click on that item within the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane. The item will be displayed. Experiment with pasting both text and pictures.
Removing items from the Office Clipboard
• Select an item within the Office Clipboard, as displayed within the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane. Right click on the item and from the popup menu displayed, select the Delete command. Try this now for a few items displayed within the Microsoft Office Clipboard pane.
• Save your changes and close the document.
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