How do I view the clipboard in Word? And troublr C&P

[Dana_H]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

Hi, I'm a recent switcher to Mac computers, and I'm having trouble finding the clipboard in Word 2008. I just want to be able to copy a bunch of stuff, then go back to my Word Document and pick and choose what to copy, where.

Also, for some reason I can't keep the formatting when I try to copy & paste from Firefox onto word. The text just becomes plain text. But if I use Safari, the formatting is copied over into Word. Is this a bug with Mozilla, and not Microsoft? Or is there some sort of setting I can modify on Word?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi Dana,

welcome to the Mac!

Hi, I'm a recent switcher to Mac computers, and I'm having trouble finding the
clipboard in Word 2008. I just want to be able to copy a bunch of stuff, then
go back to my Word Document and pick and choose what to copy, where.

In Word:mac, the clipboard you're trying to find is part of the Scrapbook
feature. Click on View>Scrapbook, and the Formatting Palette will change to
reveal a series of clipboards. You can then simply select some text in Word
and then click on Add, or you can drag some text from the document into the
Scrapbook. The Scrapbook allows you to rename the clippings and categorise
them. Note that once items are in the Scrapbook, they are also available in
any of the other Office apps.

Also, for some reason I can't keep the formatting when I try to copy & paste
from Firefox onto word. The text just becomes plain text. But if I use Safari,
the formatting is copied over into Word. Is this a bug with Mozilla, and not
Microsoft? Or is there some sort of setting I can modify on Word?

This is a known bug with Firefox, if I remember correctly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)

*** Please always reply to the newsgroup. ***

 

[Jodi Stark]

Thanks for this response. I am trying to figure out the same thing.
Your reply helps.
But, can you only use the scrapbook/clipboard when using Word or other Office programs? Or can you use it when cutting and pasting from Safari?
Thanks
Jodi

Hi Dana,

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Jodi,

Some of my friends swear by PTHPasteboard freeware
(http://pth.com/products/pthpasteboard/). I haven't used it personally.

From their website: "How often have you copied something only to find that
you need it a few minutes later but you've already copied another item?
PTHPasteboard watches you while you work and keeps a copy of any items that
you have copied to your pasteboard."

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
====================================================

 

[John McGhie]

The "Clipboard" belongs to the operating system, and is available to all
applications.

The "Scrapbook" is a file maintained by the Office applications and is
available only within Office. Office has some cunning code that feeds
entries from the scrapbook into the clipboard as needed

Cheers

Thanks for this response. I am trying to figure out the same thing.
Your reply helps.
But, can you only use the scrapbook/clipboard when using Word or other Office
programs? Or can you use it when cutting and pasting from Safari?
Thanks
Jodi

Hi Dana,

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]

 

[Jodi Stark]

I thought that the clipboard belongs to the operating system. But then how do you see what you've accumulated in the clipboard and paste it into work documents?
Hmmm...
Jodi

 

[Clive Huggan]

By using PTH Pasteboard, as I mentioned earlier in this thread.

Clive Huggan
============