Tips, Tricks & Other Helpful Hints: Spike - the Extended Clipboard

Tips, Tricks & Other Helpful Hints: Spike - the Extended Clipboard
Tips, Tricks & Other Helpful Hints: Spike - the Extended Clipboard

There can be instances in which you need to cut text, images or other objects from various locations in document and paste them all together in another location. Word has a “Spike” feature that allows this to be done all at once.

1. In a Word document, select some text, images or other objects and press “CTRL+F3.”

2. Continue moving around the document selecting items and pressing “CTRL+F3.”

3. Move to the location in the document where you want to place all of the items. Press “Ctrl+Shift+F3” to paste the content.

These instructions can also be found on SharePoint in the Software Users Group > Shared Documents > Word > The Extended Clipboard.