Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 67)

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bottom of the Edit menu or from the Clipboard Tag on the Statusbar, or from the Clipboards
Preferences of Nisus Writer Express.
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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 Express uses the current Clipboard.
Display the contents of a Clipboard
▶ Press A and choose that Clipboard’s name from the Clipboards submenu of the Edit menu or
from the Clipboard menu that appears from the Clipboard Tag on the Statusbar.
▶ 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
▶ Choose the Clipboard’s number from the Clipboards submenu of the Edit menu, or from the
Clipboard menu that appears from the Clipboard Tag on the Statusbar, or from the Clipboard
Preferences of Nisus Writer Express.
Add text or graphics to the current Clipboard
▶ 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 current Clipboard
1. Press A and choose that Clipboard’s name from the Clipboards submenu of the Edit menu, or
choose Edit Current Clipboard from the from the Clipboard menu 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 Express
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.
Edit the contents of a Clipboard other than the current Clipboard
1. Choose the Clipboard you want to edit from Set Clipboard (n) submenu of the Edit menu or
from the Clipboard menu that appears from the Clipboard Tag on the Statusbar.
2. Show the Clipboard (which is now the current one) and complete your editing tasks.
3. Close the Clipboard window.
You can then switch back to another Clipboard to keep what you had on the previous Clipboard
for a later time.
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Warning!
Nisus Writer Express only transfers the contents of the Current Clipboard to the System Clipboard
when you quit the application. Anything you have on any other clipboards is eliminated.
To be sure you do not lose any material that may be on your clipboards you may want to paste it into
one or more documents before quitting Nisus Writer Express.
Add a Clipboard
Nisus Writer Express allows you to have as many Clipboards as you like.
▶ See “Customize Your Clipboards” on page 234.
Change the name of a Clipboard
Nisus Writer Express allows you to name your Clipboards anything you like. This allows you to use
dedicated clipboards for specific tasks.
▶ See “Customize Your Clipboards” on page 234.