Defining the Clipboard
With the Clipboard Options you can define the type of information copied to the clipboard for later transfer to other applications.
The types of information that you can copy for raster, vector, spreadsheet, document and database files are:
Type
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Description
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DIB
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The acronym for Device Independent Bitmap and refers to the hardware information that is used to create a conversion bitmap.
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Bitmap
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A rectangular array of colors representing a pixel bit map image.
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Palette
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Refers to color image information.
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Metafile
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A file storing the commands necessary for a Windows application to recreate a vector format image.
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Text
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Refers to ASCII formatted text.
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RTF
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Acronym for Rich Text Format and refers to the formatting information found in documents that allow fonts, margins and tabs to remain in documents.
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Include Headings
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Refers to displaying the row and column titles for databases and spreadsheets.
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To define clipboard options:
- Select Options > Clipboard from the AutoVue main menu.
- The Clipboard Options dialog appears.
- Under the different file types, click the type of information that you want to copy to the clipboard.
- Click OK.