SAVE TIME MOVING TEXT WITH TWO UTILITIES

SAVE TIME MOVING TEXT WITH TWO UTILITIES

If you deal with a number of text documents and constantly cut and paste text between them, check out the ClipStor utility in the Windows 98
Resource Kit. ClipStor offers a simple way to organize and move multiple snippets of text between documents.

When you start the Clipstor.exe program, it opens a small window with five buffer windows. If you need more buffers, you can specify the desired number of buffers from the command line. Simply type the number of buffers required after the program name. For example, if you type ClipStor 13, it will open ClipStor with 13 available buffers in which to store text.

Here are some other ways you can use ClipStor:

To use one of the buffers, copy the text in your document in the normal way, and then right-click one of the black buffer windows. The text will appear in the buffer window. You can fill up the other buffers at your convenience.
To retrieve the contents of one of the buffers, click its window. The buffer's contents are placed in the standard Windows Clipboard and can then be pasted into a document normally.
To delete the contents of a buffer, simply press and hold [Shift] and right-click the buffer window. The text in the buffer will disappear.

There's a similar utility in the Resource Kit called ClipTray (Cliptray.exe), which holds frequently used text snippets for future use. Here are a few comparisons between these two utilities:

ClipStor is more visual; ClipTray runs in the SysTray.
ClipStor doesn't allow stored entries to survive program termination; ClipTray writes entries out to a text file.
ClipStor utilizes the point-and-click method of saving entries; ClipTray has a more involved entry and saving process.

f you need to have the same text at your fingertips day in and day out, consider using ClipTray. Make a shortcut to it in the StartUp folder. However, if you only need a one-off store, stick with ClipStor.