Saving is one thing, finding clipboard, wow?

Legacy_user

Using a chromebook, to screensave, I click the three dots top right, scroll down to more tools and the arrow to "Take screenshot" where "show in folder" appears and "copy to clipboard".

Access to view/delete I can do via folder, but I cannot find the route to clipboard. There must be quite a few things there yet to be seen.

Maybe you could advise please?.

ballyblack

Its saved on clipboard.

Just 'right click' to paste into.......... say a email body or a document

The 6th button at top of keyboard is the shortcut to screensave (ctrl +icon)


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wongataa

There is only one thing on the clipboard - whatever you last copied. It is a temporary storage space used for the copy and paste functionality of a computer. Why do you want to look at the clipboard?

System

wongataa wrote: »

There is only one thing on the clipboard - whatever you last copied. It is a temporary storage space used for the copy and paste functionality of a computer. Why do you want to look at the clipboard?

In a word, curiosity. Having seen copy to clipboard for ages, and knowing I may well have done just that, thought it about time I tried to find it and possibly empty it. But your explanation solves that. It does beg the question why it only holds one though.

System

ballyblack wrote: »

Its saved on clipboard.

Just 'right click' to paste into.......... say a email body or a document

The 6th button at top of keyboard is the shortcut to screensave (ctrl +icon)


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Yes ballyblack I'm aware pressing alt+that rectangular window with to lines is a way to screen save, but somehow, it dosen't work everytime. The route described in my O/P, does but I would fibd it more satisfactory to be instant. Going to dots, scrolling, extending etc, means I could lose what I would want to save. Maybe it's possible to set up a short cut key?.

PS, no that's wrong, alt+rectangular window only reduces the page, it is ctrl=+shift +rectangular window.

PPS, no that's wrong. huh.

PPPS, been through every combination of using shift/ctrl/alt with the rectangular window, in either single or double but no luck. Will leave for a few hours now.

ballyblack

its CTRL first +Icon......... not Alt !

is shortcut key


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System

ballyblack wrote: »

its CTRL first +Icon......... not Alt !

is shortcut key


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Will do that am, in bed now. Thanks

System

In the words of the poet, "it's easy when you know how".

Who would have thought, such a simple process could be made so difficult to understand. I did. But thanks to the perseverance of ballyblack all is well in my little world.

A morning in the garden is called for today and I shall do it, knowing this problem has been solved. Thanks ballyblack.

RumRat

There used to be a small programme called clipdiary that kept a history of your clipboard and you could copy and paste older items from it.
Not sure if it still works....

ballyblack

I doubt anything for a Chromebook?

RumRat

ballyblack wrote: »

I doubt anything for a Chromebook?

Actually there are a few in the chrome store...