Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 60)

40 Using the Clipboards Writing and Editing
Paste attributes only, without their text
You can paste the attributes of text you have copied elsewhere in your document. This causes the
selection to assume those distant attributes without altering the selected text.
1. Select the text with the attributes you want.
2. Choose the menu command Edit > Copy > Copy Character Attributes.
You can apply character attributes using the Dropper on the Toolbar as well. See “Change the
attributes of characters using the “Dropper”” on page 93 for an explanation.
Moving, Deleting, and Replacing Text
See the sections on Drag and Drop, Cutting Text, and Pasting Text on this and the preceding page.
Using the Clipboards
Clipboards temporarily store copied (or cut) text and/or images.
You can
• Place a single character or an entire document on the Clipboard
• Edit text you have put on your Clipboard
• Transfer text or images from another application into Nisus Writer Pro.
Nisus Writer Pro offers you as many Clipboards as you like. On these you can store different
materials. You can choose which Clipboard you want to use from the Clipboards submenu at the
bottom of the Edit menu or from the Clipboard tag on the Statusbar, or from the Clipboards
Preferences of Nisus Writer Pro.
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While you can store many different items on the various Clipboards, only one Clipboard is active for
cutting and pasting at a time. This Clipboard is called the Current Clipboard. When copying and
pasting from other applications, Nisus Writer Pro uses the current Clipboard.
Display the contents of a Clipboard
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Press A and choose that Clipboard’s name from the menu Edit > Clipboards or from the
Clipboard menu that appears from the Clipboard tag on the Statusbar.
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Choose Edit Current Clipboard from the Clipboard tag on the Statusbar.
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When the pointer hovers over the Clipboard tag a tool tip appears indicating which Clipboard is active
as well as a sample of its contents (in plain text).
Choose which Clipboard to use
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Choose the Clipboard’s number from the menu Edit > Clipboards, or from the Clipboard
menu that appears from the Clipboard tag on the Statusbar, or from the Clipboard Preferences
of Nisus Writer Pro.
Add text or images to the current Clipboard
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Select what you want to add (not replace) to the current Clipboard, then choose Append Copy
or Append Cut from the Copy or Cut submenus of the Edit menu respectively.
You can also show the Clipboard and add text by typing or dragging items into the Clipboard’s
window.
Edit the contents of the Clipboard
1. Press A and choose that Clipboard’s name from the menu Edit > Clipboards, or choose the
menu Clipboard > Edit Current Clipboard that appears from the Clipboard tag on the
Statusbar.
2. Complete your editing tasks.
You can do almost anything on the Clipboard that you can do in any Nisus Writer Pro
document.
• Enter text
• Drag and drop text (this allows you to copy and paste on the current Clipboard)
• Use most of the commands of the Edit menu and the Convert submenu
• Change the font, size and style of your text using the commands of those menus and the
palettes.
3. Close the Clipboard window.