6. Document Clip-Pings
When you use an application's Cut or Copy command, the item you've selected--usually text or graphics--is sent to the Windows 95 Clipboard. (You don't see it happen, but that's where it goes.) Once it's there, selecting an application's Paste command inserts the cut or copied item at the cursor. If you'd like to be able to paste the same item again, use the Clipboard to save it as a *.clp file (and be sure to do it before cutting or copying another item, which wipes out the Clipboard's previous contents). From then on, you can open the
Clipboard Viewer, open your *.clp file, and paste it into your location of choice.
Select the item you want to copy and press Ctrl-C to send it to the Clipboard. Open the Clipboard Viewer by selecting Start, Programs, Accessories, Clipboard Viewer. Select File, Save As, type a name for the *.clp file, and click OK.
To paste the *.clp file in the future, open the Clipboard Viewer, select File, Open, select the *.clp file, and click Yes to confirm that you want to clear the Clipboard's contents. Now switch over to the destination and paste (press Ctrl-V).
Microsoft® Windows®95 Hints & Tips by Stuart Martin.
