• Select the text you want to copy from say Microsoft Word or Word pad. Ensure that the Desktop is also visible.
• Drop the selected text and drop it on to the Desktop.
• Open the document in which this is to be pasted.
• Drag the scrap (copied text) from your desktop onto the document in which it is to be copied.

The custom clipboards overcome the drawbacks of the document scrap as they can hold as many items as you want and can hold several pages of text. There are several freeware versions as well as commercial ones available. Some features include:

• Can hold several pages of text
• Can hold as many items as you need
• Can Import text files
• Drag and drop
• Sort and edit clips
• Spell Check the copied text
• Some of the custom clipboards can be used as a screen capture utility as well!

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