Copy and Paste Between Computers with New Google App
New Google App
With out a surprise, Google has come out with a new feature for its Docs online office suite. The feature not only lets you copy and paste text but it also lets you copy and past images between spreadsheets, presentations, and documents. The clipboard also lets you copy multiple items so you can re-use them later or with multiple apps, even if you delete the originating document. Google is stepping up. For all you web developers, Google also has Google Apps which I am sure all you are aware of, if not you need to know.
Back on subject, using the normal copy and paste routine using ctrl-C and ctrl-V, only works to a single computer. If you want to copy anything into server clipboard, merely select the item in the Google Docs editor and then click the “Copy selection to server clipboard” option from the new clipboard menu that looks like a folder with a cloud overlaid over it.
I can not tell you how many times this has helped me through setting up servers and doing repetitive work.
Another great aspect of this new Google feature is the cloud. The cloud also allows you to access the items you previously copied to server clipboard, as long as you are still signed in with the same Google account. The server clipboard icon shows a handy preview of copied items in a sub-menu and lets you paste any wanted item as plan text or HTML format.
Copying and pasting via the server-side clipboard allows you to copy on one computer, then sign in and paste on another one. For example, you can copy something in your work computer and then paste the item into a document on your home machine. Or, you could copy a set of cells in a spreadsheet and paste it into a document as a properly formatted table.
