After Emma has been editing a document for a while, if she copies something (by pressing Ctrl+C), Word displays the Office Clipboard at the left side of the screen. Emma finds this distracting and would prefer that it not be displayed. She wonders if there is a way to turn off display of the Office Clipboard so that it no longer automatically intrudes on her editing.
Word has been relying on something called the Office Clipboard for some time; it is different from the regular Windows Clipboard. (If you want to understand the difference, take a look at this tip.) The Office Clipboard is often displayed in a task pane at the left side of your screen. If it pops up and you don't want it displayed, then follow these steps to turn it off:
Figure 1. The options available for the Clipboard task pane
Depending on your version of Word, each time you click on an option (steps 4 and 5), the options may disappear, and you may need to display them again by clicking the Options button (step 3).
Step 5 is actually optional—you may want to keep that option turned off, as well. If you do turn it off, then nothing is collected into the Office Clipboard; you've effectively turned it off. If you have no intention of using the Office Clipboard (or the Clipboard task pane), there is no need to have this option turned on. If, however, you might want to use the Clipboard task pane at some point, you should consider turning the option on, as noted in step 5.
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2018-08-18 12:12:10
Bob Abbott
Thanks for the helpful tip on clipboard usage!
Bob Abbott
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