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More advanced tipsfor whenyou’re feeling bravedevices’. Below this, select
‘Automatically select text that I copy’.
From now on, any cut or copied text
will appearon the other computers and
devices you use.
Manually sync clipboard items
If you have set your clipboard histor y to
sync between devices, you may want to
changethis to sync manually rather than
automatically, for privacy and securi ty
reasons. Synced items are sent to
Microsoft and stor ed in your account
online, so it’s worth being cautio us with
certain items, such as copied passwords.
In Settings, System Clip boar d, select
‘Never au tomatically sync text that
I copy’. Go to a program you can paste
into and press Windows+V to show the
clipboard histor y. Click the thre e-dot
icon in the top-right corner and you get
a new item on the menu– Sync. This
option syncs just that one specific item.
Use this method to sync only the items
you want to appearon other computers
and devices.
Android clipboard actions
Clip boar d Actions & Manage r (bit.ly/
clam484) is a handy tool for Andr oid
phones that lets you choose various
actions for text copied to the clipboard.
Copy some text in any app – such as a
note-taking app or a browser – and pull
down from the top of th e screen to
show notifications. Pull down again to
expand the notification and you’ll see a
collection of icons.
The icons displayed depend onwhat’s
been copied to the clipboard. With most
text, one tap lets you share the copied
text, search Google (or another search
engine), show it on Google Maps,
translate it, speak it or turn it into a QR
code. If the copied text feat ures
currency, such as ‘£125’, you’ll see a
button to convert it to another currency,
such as Euro s.
instal l SwiftK ey Beta (bit.ly/
swiftbeta484) on your Andr oid
phone. This lets you share the
clipboard between your PC and
your phone.
Bear in mind that as this feature is
still in beta it co uld be a bit buggy or
it may not work at all. It’ll be grea t
when it is finally finished, though!Usingthe clipboard fromthe
command line
Why on earth would you want to use
the clipboard from the commandline?
It turns out that there are some
interesting actions you can perform
with it, such as copying file and
directory listings.
Pres s Windows+R, typecmdand
press Enter to open a command
prompt. Typecdand drag a folder
from Explorer, then dropit on the
commandprompt and press Enter to
go to that folder. Use thedir
command to list the directory
contents, which can then be copied to
the clipboard with:
dir | clip
Alternativ ely, if you want a list of
files in this folder alongwith all
subfolders, use:
dir /s | clip
Back inWindows, press Ctrl+ V to
paste the file and folder listing into
Notepad, Word or any application
that accept s text. You might want a
list of all your photo or music files,
for example, and this is a goodway
to create it.
A text file can be copied to the
clipboard with:
clip < file.txt
and the clipboard can be cleared
with:
echo off | clipReset clipboard in the
Registry
You shouldn’ t needto access
clipboard settings in the Registry,
but if your clipboard ever stop s
working, press Windows+R, type
regeditand press Enter. Go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Clipboard
There are several values.
CloudClip boar dAutomaticUpload and
EnableCl ipboar dHistory are the
clipboard settings in the Windows 10
Settings app we covered earlier.
Values are 1 (enabled) or 0 (disabled).Addclipboard history
to Android
As with Windows, there are lots of
apps that boost the power of th e
clipboard on your phone. One way
to create multiple clipboardsis to
instal l the SwiftK ey keyboar d (bit.ly/
swift484). Add it, run it and go
through the thre e-step setup to
enable it. The new clipboard works
everywhere, but a notes app is a good
place to experiment with it.
If you don’t see the SwiftK ey
toolba r, press the plus button onthe
left just above the keyboar d. Tap the
clipboard icon and the keyboar d will
be replaced with a view of th e
clipboard histor y.
Long-press some text to select it,
then tap Copy to add it to the
SwiftK ey clipboard, which stor es
multiple items. Swipe up and down to
browse the clipboard items, swipe left
and right to remove unwanted items,
and tap an item to paste it.
Run the SwiftK ey app and press
Typing, Clip boar d to open the
clipboard manager. You can now add,
edit or delete clipboard items.Share the Windows
clipboard with Android
If you have enabled clipboard histor yClipboard Actions& Manager lets you and syncing in Windows Settings,
perform actions oncopied items
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