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Re: Multiple slipboard (sic) in MS Word? Or any other wordprocessors?

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From: guelzow
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 17:11
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In article <10AUG199212323663@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>, 
kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673) writes:
> In article <1992Aug7.141310.1626@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>, 
> yuanj@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes...
>>Just wonder if MS Word can hold multiple fragments of document while you are
>>editing.
>> 
>>If Word does not, are there other wordprocessing softwares that does (on Mac)? 
>>I do know that MASS-11 on VAX can keep multiple buffers (slipboard).  But I
>>hate that software too much for user-unfriendliness.
>> 
>>I think WOrd should have this feature in the future version.
> 
> If you are referring to a clipboard (what is a slipboard?), there are utilities 
> that will do this for you.  MultiClip is probably the best known (I think it
> works with system 7), allowing you to keep multiple clipboards available.
> 
> There's no need for a word processor to have this feature if it exists
> elsewhere (though it might be convenient).  You can also use the Scrapbook to
> save multiple fragments, although that means an extra step in copying.  Or you
> can open a temporary document to store the fragments in (or stack them
> temporarily at the bottom of your document 
Nisus allows you to have 10 clipboards. In addition you can append to any of
these clipboards, switch paste, etc.
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Andreas Guelzow  Dept. of Mathematics & Comp. Sc. Brandon University MB Canada
Guelzow@BrandonU.Ca
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Subject: Re: Multiple slipboard (sic) in MS Word?  Or any other wordprocessors?
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Date: 11 Aug 92 17:11:01 GMT
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