.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: clipboard
.. index:: cut
.. index:: copy
.. index:: paste
.. index:: copy page
.. index:: OLE

.. _the-clipboard:

The Clipboard
=============

.. _insert-objects-into-uniplot:

Insert Objects into UniPlot
---------------------------

OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) enables you to insert
objects into UniPlot that were created in other applications.

An object can be inserted into a UniPlot document page with the
command :ref:`editinsert-new-object` or by copying the object
using the clipboard. 

To insert an object into a UniPlot document page using the
clipboard:

* Start the application in which you want to create the
  object, or open an existing file from which you want to select objects
  to embed into the UniPlot document.

*  Select the object you want to copy.

* Choose **Edit=>Copy** in the application to copy the
  selection into the Windows clipboard.

*  Switch to UniPlot (key: :kbd:`Alt+Tab`).

* In UniPlot select the diagram into which you want to
  insert the object and then choose :ref:`editpaste`.

To embed an object:

* Select the diagram in which you want to insert the object
  and then choose :ref:`editinsert-new-object`.

* Choose an application in which you want to create the
  object from the list box.

* Create the object or choose **From File** and select
  the file which you want to insert into your UniPlot document page.

.. _editing-an-embedded-object:

Editing an Embedded Object
--------------------------

Embedded objects can be moved, resized and edited without
leaving UniPlot. To edit an embedded object, double-click it to open
the application in which the object was created.

If the object is activated in place, you can return to UniPlot
by clicking outside the object or by pressing the ESC key. 

.. _copying-drawing-objects:

Copying Drawing Objects
-----------------------

Drawing objects can be copied, cut and pasted between different
diagrams of one UniPlot document or between different UniPlot
documents.

.. note::

   When an UniPlot drawing object is copied from the
   clipboard into the same diagram, it will cover the original object.
   The position and size of the inserted object will remain the same. The
   copy will be placed at exactly the same position even if inserted into
   a different document or diagram.If you want to insert drawing objects into another application,
   choose the :ref:`editcopy-page` function.

.. _copying-datasets:

Copying Datasets
----------------

To copy the selected dataset into the clipboard, choose 
:ref:`editcopy-dataset`.

To insert the datset into a diagram, select the diagram and then
choose :ref:`editpaste`. The diagram axes will be rescaled
automatically.

.. _copy-diagrams:

Copy Diagrams
-------------

To copy a diagram with all of its drawing objects and datasets,
choose :ref:`editcopy`.

.. note::

   If you want to insert an UniPlot diagram into
   another application, choose the :ref:`editcopy-page` function.

.. _copying-pages:

Copying Pages
-------------

The :ref:`editcopy-page` copies the whole page into the
clipboard in UniPlot format and as a Windows Metafile.

To paste an UniPlot document into another application, choose 
:ref:`editpaste` in the application into which you want to insert
the UniPlot diagram.

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