Keyboard shortcuts for office clip board?

[ShaunW]

Hi,
I have recently migrated from office 97 to 2003. One of the features that I have been most impressed with is the new office clip board. This is particularly useful when in Word, but it is annoying that there is no alternative to access items in the clipboard without use of the mouse.

I have tried to write macros to work around this but found that this does not work. I find that I can only use:

Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdPasteDefault)

This command only pastes the last item added to the clipboard.

Does anyone know if there are any keyboard shortcuts already existing or know of a way to write a macro to be able to access individual elements from the office clip board?

Cheers.
/Shaun

 

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ShaunW reckoned:

 

[DDM]

Shaun, forget about macros. Instead, treat the Office Clipboard as you would
a menu bar or toolbar:

--Press Alt to activate the Menu bar;
--Press Ctrl+Tab to cycle through the toolbars;
--When the Clipboard is active, press Tab or Shift-Tab to navigate;
--In the items to paste, press Up or Down Arrow to navigate;
--To access the drop-down menu options for an item to paste, press Alt+Down
Arrow; press Up or Down Arrow to navigate the drop-down menu; press Enter to
invoke a menu command, or press Alt to dismiss the menu;
--In the items to paste, to paste an item w/o using the drop-down menu,
highlight the item, then press Enter.
--When you're finished using the Office Clipboard, press Alt until no menus
or toolbars are active.

Hope this helps!

--
DDM
"DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks"
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Hi,
I have recently migrated from office 97 to 2003. One of the features

that I have been most impressed with is the new office clip board. This is
particularly useful when in Word, but it is annoying that there is no
alternative to access items in the clipboard without use of the mouse.

I have tried to write macros to work around this but found that this does

not work. I find that I can only use:

Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdPasteDefault)

This command only pastes the last item added to the clipboard.

Does anyone know if there are any keyboard shortcuts already existing or

know of a way to write a macro to be able to access individual elements from
the office clip board?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The following is a recorded macro that displays the Office Clipboard:

Sub ClipboardAccess()
'
' ClipboardAccess Macro
' Macro recorded 6/18/2004 by Charles Kyle Kenyon
'
WordBasic.EditOfficeClipboard
End Sub

Since it uses a WordBasic command, I assume that it will work with most
versions of Word. It was recorded in Word 2003.

 

[Basil Brush]

The following is a recorded macro that displays the Office Clipboard:

Sub ClipboardAccess()
'
' ClipboardAccess Macro
' Macro recorded 6/18/2004 by Charles Kyle Kenyon
'
WordBasic.EditOfficeClipboard
End Sub

Since it uses a WordBasic command, I assume that it will work with most
versions of Word. It was recorded in Word 2003.

With a WORD document on screen click on :- "Tools" – "Customise" –
"Keyboard" – In "Categories" scroll down to "All Commands" – In "Commands"
scroll down to "ControlRun" – In "Press new shortcut key" type keys of your
choice – Click "Assign". (e.g.) [I allocated Ctrl +Alt + 1] When the chosen
combination keys are pressed together a dialogue box appears with the option
to select the Clipboard with the letter C then Enter or Control Panel with P
then enter. [Hey presto, mouse left in it’s hole.]
XP 2003 only allows 12 entries to the clipboard but if you require more you
can download a free program which allows for 30 selections to be copied. See

www.computeractive.co.uk/download/2147096