Lesson 3: Append (Glue)

Append lets you combine several text items into one clip. It's handy for gathering items to paste into your word processor as a block.

Exercise: Append After the Fact

1. Open ClipMate Explorer (press Ctrl+E if in Classic)
2. Find the ClipList on the right side
3. Hold Ctrl and click on Apple, Banana, Chicken Parmesan, Doughnut, Egg
   • Work from bottom to top for the right order
4. Press the Append button on the toolbar
5. A new item appears: "Append: (5 Items)"
6. In Notepad, do File > New to clear, then paste
7. All 5 items appear as one block of text!

Space Saver

If Explorer is too large, press Ctrl+E to return to Classic, or minimize Explorer.

Auto-Append Mode

You can also append continuously as you copy:

1. Press the Append button without selecting multiple items first
2. Every new copy is appended to a growing clip
3. Press Append again to stop

Audio Feedback

When in Auto-Append mode, you'll hear a different "pop" sound than normal capturing, letting you know appending is active.

Use Cases

• Gather research snippets into one document
• Combine multiple paragraphs from different sources
• Build a list from scattered data

Next Lesson

Lesson 4: QuickPaste — Paste directly into applications.