📋 Copy and paste like a pro with AutoHotkey! 📋
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2022-10-11

In this video I show you how to easily use the Windows clipboard with AutoHotkey.    While it is super easy there are some "gotchas" but I walk through each one step-by-step.   This video we show how to copy selected text to the clipboard, manipulate the text in the cipboard, and paste the clipboard content.  I even show you how to backup and restore the clibpoard.

TLDR: AutoHotkey can be used to quickly copy, paste, and restore clipboard data with a hotkey.

1. 00:00 📋 With AutoHotkey, you can quickly copy, manage, and save your clipboard content.
 1.1 With AutoHotkey, you can easily access, manipulate, and back up your clipboard.
 1.2 Send Ctrl C without a hockey to copy a coupon code into the clipboard.

2. 02:06 🤔 Wait up to a second by blanking the clipboard and using clip wait.
 2.1 Wait up to a second programmatically by blanking the clipboard and using clip wait.

3. 03:36 🔒 Clipboard blanking can be used to quickly clear the clipboard of any content and adjusted to wait for specific types.
 3.1 Clipboard blanking quickly clears the clipboard of any text, files, or pictures, and can be adjusted to wait for specific types of content.
 3.2 Clipboard manipulation can be done easily by appending text to it and reloading the script.

4. 05:55 💾 Back up the clipboard before running a script to avoid losing its contents.
 4.1 Clipboard is manipulated, text is uppercased, appended, and then replaced with Ctrl V in Notepad.
 4.2 We can use a variable to back up the clipboard before running a script to avoid losing the clipboard contents.

5. 08:16 📋 ClipboardAll lets you save and restore multiple types of clipboard data.
 5.1 ClipboardAll allows you to save and restore clipboard data, including multiple instances of different types of data.

6. 09:26 💤 Prevent AutoHotkey from restoring original clipboard by adding a sleep before sending paste.
 6.1 Adding a sleep before sending paste will prevent Auto Hockey from restoring the original clipboard instead of the selected clipboard.

7. 10:19 📋 Quickly copy, paste, and restore clipboard data with a hotkey.
 7.1 Copy, paste, and restore clipboard data with a hotkey for efficient manipulation.

8. 11:42 🤔 Looking for something new? Try our Auto hockey or hot springs courses!
 8.1 Check out our intro to Auto hockey or hot springs courses if you're new to this stuff.


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If you're new to AutoHotkey and want to learn amazing tips & tricks Check out this Amazing AutoHotkey Tutorial for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZRggm8RkhM