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blog:paste_as_file [2019/05/29 09:04] nampara17blog:paste_as_file [2023/01/23 17:44] (current) nampara17
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-====== What's "Paste As File" all about? ======+====== What's "PasteAsFile" all about? ======
  
-Quite simply, it's the **utility for Windows** you thought you didn't need, but when you use it, **you wonder how you managed before!** Please read all the content and join up!+Quite simply, it's the **utility for Windows** you thought you didn't need, but when you use it, **you wonder how you managed before!** Please read all the content and join up - it will save you hours of work! 
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 +Anything you **copy** onto your **Windows clipboard** can be **pasted** into a file in any folder. 
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 For the moment please just read the help file under the [[:pasteasfile:download|download paste as file]] For the moment please just read the help file under the [[:pasteasfile:download|download paste as file]]
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 **Paste as file** will create a file with anything that's copied onto the clipboard. **Paste as file** will create a file with anything that's copied onto the clipboard.
  
-You can copy images, text and web content and then easily paste it onto Windows Explorer. This will then create a file of that content.+[[What can you use PasteAsFile for]]? 
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 +You can copy images[(PNG, JPG, plus many others)], text and web content and then easily paste it onto Windows Explorer. This will then create a file of that content.
  
 You can **convert the clipboard** content to different formats such as:  You can **convert the clipboard** content to different formats such as: 
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 ===== How is "Paste As File" Useful? ===== ===== How is "Paste As File" Useful? =====
  
-Paste As File is useful for the following, along with a lot of other uses:+<grid> 
 + 
 +<col xs="12" md="3"> 
 +<thumbnail> 
 +{{ :pasteasfile-logo.png?nolink&400 |Paste As File Windows Utility}} 
 +<caption> 
 +===== SEO ===== 
 +  
 +**SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)**. Say you wanted to research the top 10 search results on Google for a certain keyword phrase. 
 + 
 +You would search, copy the results to the clipboard, and then 'paste as file' into a folder in the format of 'html'
 + 
 +You would then retain all the formatting and links for the original search results 
 +</caption> 
 +</thumbnail> 
 + 
 +</col> 
 + 
 +<col xs="12" md="3"> 
 +<thumbnail> 
 +{{ :pasteasfile-logo.png?nolink&400 |Paste As File Windows Utility |}} 
 +<caption> 
 +===== Research ====== 
 +  
 +**Research**. A great use case for 'Paste as File' is to research some topics. 
 + 
 +Use Google to find results, the copy the result parts from various websites and 'paste as file' as either RTF format, PDF format or HTML format into a folder. 
 + 
 +You will retain all the formatting and links as per the original content. 
 +</caption> 
 +</thumbnail> 
 + 
 +</col> 
 + 
 +<col xs="12" md="3"> 
 +<thumbnail> 
 +{{ :pasteasfile-logo.png?nolink&400 |Paste As File Windows Utility |}} 
 +<caption> 
 +===== Images ====== 
 +  
 +**Images**. In many situations you want to screenshot images. 
 + 
 +We recommend using a screenshot tool such as [[https://getgreenshot.org/|Greenshot]]. Mark you image to capture, and then 'paste as file' into a folder in any supported image format. 
 + 
 +This could also convert your image to PNG, TIFF, JPG, PDF, etc at the same time. 
 +</caption> 
 +</thumbnail> 
 + 
 +</col> 
 + 
 +<col xs="12" md="3"> 
 +<thumbnail> 
 +{{ :pasteasfile-logo.png?nolink&400 |Paste As File Windows Utility |}} 
 +<caption> 
 +===== PDF Creation ====== 
 +  
 +**Easy PDF Creation**. Without using any tools you can hightlight, and copy any content. 
 + 
 +Right click and Select 'paste as file' in a folder, then paste the clipboard contents as PDF. 
 + 
 +This will convert the content at the same time to a nice PDF file - including links! 
 +</caption> 
 +</thumbnail> 
 + 
 +</col> 
 +</grid> 
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 +The "Paste As File" Windows utility is useful for the following, along with a lot of other uses:
  
-  * **Research** - copy parts of web pages and easily paste into research folder as a collection of files - all formatted as html +  * **Research** - copy selected parts of web pages. Paste into your "research folderas a collection of files - all formatted as html and perfectly viewable in a browser. 
-  * **Saving snippets** - copy code snippets from website, source files or other places and paste directly into files for storage and more research. These can be **converted into many formats** including RTF, HTML, PDF, PNG, JPG, TXT, etc.+  * **Saving Snippets** - copy code snippets from websites, source files or other places. Create files with code snippets as you find them. These snippets can be **converted into many formats** including RTF, HTML, PDF, PNG, JPG, TXT, etc.
   * **Creating files** - break down content into separate files   * **Creating files** - break down content into separate files
-  * **Copying images** - copy an image from a web site and just paste it directly as file in your folder+  * **Copying images** - copy an image from a web site and just paste it directly as a graphic file in your folder
   * **Creating PDF files** - copy a section of a website for documentation and then just paste that as a PDF file in one operation   * **Creating PDF files** - copy a section of a website for documentation and then just paste that as a PDF file in one operation
   * //**Plus many many more uses...**//   * //**Plus many many more uses...**//