Leverage your Clipboard History with Quick Paste

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The most efficient way to paste clips from your Clipboard history into any application is using the Quick Paste window.

Hold the Ctrl key down and press the ` (tick) key the number if times required to select the clip you want to paste. Then, release the Ctrl key and the clip is inserted directly into your application.

You can also press Ctrl + Shift + ` to paste the selected clip as Text Only. And, with Win + Shift + `, the Quick Paste window will stay open allowing you to filter the list by keywords and browse the clips history.

Tips and tricks

  • To rapidly paste the current content of the clipboard as Text Only, simply hit and release Ctrl + Shift + ` (tick) and voilà! The clip is inserted in your document without its formatting.
  • The Quick Paste hotkeys can be configured in the Options dialog box under the Hotkeys section. The modifiers keys cannot be changed but you can configure any other key(s) to replace the tick key.