Copy to clipboard

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Copy a selected area to the Windows clipboard. Clipboard contents can be pasted to a drawing with the Paste from clipborad function.

Do the following:

  1. Select objects you want to copy to the clipboard.

  2. Enter a basepoint (or select a window).

Note: The behavior of this function is determined by the value of the CBALTINSBASE system variable. If the value is 0, you define a window whose lower left corner is the basepoint.

The logical palette will also be copied to the clipboard.

The objects will be copied to clipboard in four different formats:

  • CAD drawing

  • Enhanced Metafile

  • Windows Metafile

  • DIB (Device Independent Bitmap)

  • Bitmap (device independent)

When pasting the clipboard contents in other Windows applications you usually select the format by selecting Paste special.

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