A powerful idiom where one object gets copied into a clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
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Screen Sharing won't allow me to paste into remote system
I am connected to a remote system via Screen Sharing. I have text (plaintext) on my clipboard locally. I am unable to paste into the remote system. How can I make this work? Here are some details:
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How to copy message from pop-up window?
Is there a way to copy text message in a pop-up window like this is possible on Windows machine by making pop-up window active and then pressing CTRL+C?
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Copying text gets jumbled around
I am doing a series of text correction for a game, and recieved the pdf of corrections from the customer. I use preview as a pdf reader.
On windows, I can freely copypaste the content back and forth, ...
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How to use drag and drop to move files instead of copying
Drag and drop between drives defaults to copying the files not moving them. I know holding ⌘ along with the drag will move the files, but I'm looking for something more permanent like a defaults ...
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Apple Automator Question Copy and Paste
How would I copy all of the text from a powerpoint presentation and paste it into a word document?
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OS X Application to add contact from clipboard
Several years ago, I had a Microsoft Windows application that would offer to add a contact to Outlook if I copied it from anywhere into the clipboard. For example, if I received an email containing a ...
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Clipboard manager for pasting multiple items at once?
I'm looking for an app that let me copy multiple items from different locations and paste them at once, I have tried many clipboard managers but none of them let me to paste my whole clipboard history ...
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Non-destructive File/Folder Replace
While testing WordPress 3.5, I took the old copy of a site, and copy pasted the 3.5 from the zip file.
Part of a WordPress install is the folder wp-content containing all the uploads and themes ...
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Merge folders is not working
I'm trying to merge two folders with the same name but different contents in Finder on OSX Mountain Lion.
The folder is located on my iMac and I am dragging a dropping to my External Harddrive where ...
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Upgrading to 10.7.5 broke copy/paste system wide
I upgraded to 10.7.5 through software update, and it appears doing so broke the paste command. I can cut (and perhaps copy) text out of fields, but when I try to paste, the Edit menu lights up, but ...
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Playback during Copying
When I copied a movie over the Network, via Finder, back in 10.5 I could simply open it in VLC during copying. However on 10.7 it tells me the file is used by OS X and could, therefore, not be opened. ...
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Copying from X11 to other applications no longer works
I'm running Lion with the latest updates, and the X11 clipboard has been working for some time now - Select some text in a terminal, press ⌘-C, change to for example Firefox, and press ⌘-V. This ...
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How do I confirm that an audio CD has been converted to bin/cue bit for bit
I am archiving my CD collection onto an external hard drive. I have been using Toast to create bin/cue files so that I will have an exact copy of each CD. However, many of the bin/cue files are being ...
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Pasting Clipmenu snippets into Word without the paragraph formatting
I am using Clipmenu to paste "snippets" that I regularly use. When I paste into Word the "snippet" has a paragraph format with 10 point spacing after each sentence. I don't want any spacing. How do I ...
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Multiple skype account • Share clipboard, input source, default app, etc
I have two Skype account, which I would like to be constantly signed-in in both. My solution to this matter is similar to another answer to the same problem. I do the same under Linux, but there is a ...
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How to copy only user profile restrictions i.e. viewable websites from one iMac to another? OS SL
I have some iMacs in my computer lab and want to copy the restrictions from one to the others. By restrictions I mean the websites the students can see.
The reps at my local apple store tell me the ...
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On iMac pasted clipboard text lacks last words
When I paste a text last part of it is not included. I face this from Lion days. It even remains after 10.8 update. Is there something to reset clipboard (like a terminal command)?
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Copying hidden files and folders to an external hard disk
I use an external hard disk as a backup for my programming projects. Now a lot of files in these projects are hidden files. Like .git or .svn etc. I have been able to view the hidden files but I ...
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Getting the whole iTunes not found list
When I sync iTunes with a device I get the standard list of items that didn't sync because they weren't found.
My question is that this dialog (pictured below) is neither resizable nor do the entries ...
