Lesson 5: Editing
Sometimes clips need fixing before they're ready to paste. You could paste into an editor, modify, and copy back—but ClipMate has a powerful built-in editor!
Getting Started
- If in ClipMate Classic, switch to Explorer (press toggle button or Ctrl+E)
- Explorer shows 3 panes:
- Collection Tree (left)
- ClipList (upper-right)
- Preview/Edit pane (lower-right)
5.1 Creating New Text Clips
You can create clips from scratch:
- Click the New Clip button in the editor toolbar
- Type or paste your content
- The clip is saved automatically
5.2 The Editor Toolbar
The editor toolbar provides powerful text manipulation:
| Tool | Function |
|---|---|
| Cut/Copy/Paste | Standard clipboard operations |
| Undo | Reverse last edit |
| Find/Replace | Search and replace text |
| Change Case | Upper, lower, title case |
| Shift Left/Right | Adjust indentation |
| Trim | Remove whitespace |
| Remove Line Breaks | Join lines |
5.3 Text Clean-Up
Common cleanup tasks:
- Remove extra line breaks from copied web text
- Trim leading/trailing whitespace
- Change case for consistency
- Find and replace unwanted characters
5.4 Advanced Editing
- Rectangular Selection — Hold Alt while dragging for column selection
- Spell Check — Check spelling before pasting
- Encrypt/Decrypt — Protect sensitive data
Tips
Toolbar Visibility
Right-click in the editor to show/hide the toolbar. In Classic view, the toolbar may be hidden by default to save space.
Floating Editor
Press F2 to open a floating editor window for more space when editing complex clips.
Next Lesson
Lesson 6: QuickPick — Quick access to recent clips.