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Lesson 4: QuickPaste

QuickPaste lets you quickly access frequently-used clips without leaving your current application. Unlike PowerPaste (for sequential pasting), QuickPaste is ad-hoc—pick and choose items in any order.

Use Case: Online Shopping​

Imagine filling out forms on different online stores. Each asks for information in a different order—some want shipping address first, some last. PowerPaste won't help here, but QuickPaste handles it perfectly!

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QuickPaste is built on ClipMate Classic. Press Ctrl+E to switch from Explorer to Classic for smoother QuickPasting.

Exercise: QuickPaste​

First, copy these items into ClipMate:

(716) 555-1212
(716) 555-1234
1234123412341234
1203
John Doe
123 Main Street
Anytown
NY
12345
USA
johndoe@anyisp.net

Steps​

  1. Open Notepad and type a few characters to position the cursor
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+Q — ClipMate opens in QuickPaste mode
  3. Notice the target icon in the status bar showing "Notepad"
  4. Select "John Doe" using mouse or arrow keys
  5. Press Enter — the data pastes into Notepad and you return there

You've done a QuickPaste!

Try More​

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Q again

  2. Select the street address

  3. Press Enter — another QuickPaste!

  4. Press Ctrl+Shift+Q again

  5. Double-click the credit card number — same result!

Go through the rest in random order. Notice that each time you open QuickPaste, the last item is already highlighted—useful for repeat pasting.

Advanced QuickPaste Features​

  • Two Collections — View two collections at once, tab between them
  • Format Strings — Append timestamp, title, or URL when pasting

Next Lesson​

Lesson 5: Editing — Edit clips before pasting.