5th June 2002

When scissors won't cut it, Lockergnomie Stefan Schaerli has another clipboard shortcut: "You already mentioned the possibility of using Microsoft Outlook as a multi-clipboard with an open mail window. I've got another cool thing you can do with Outlook. First, create a new contact. In the 'Name' field, add a short bit of text. This can be inserted through Outlook's AutoText feature. Isn't this cool? You can use up to 255 characters! Next, go to the Details tab and add a Nickname (a keyword of sorts). Save it. Open a new message window, enter the nickname (keyword) into the To field and have the name verified by clicking on the appropriate icon (if it doesn't automatically do it). Now, that contact's text is displayed up front. Copy and paste it into the desired application and there you go. Of course, you can do the same thing in Word, but it's very useful if you often have Outlook running and need a quick string without any additional application (such as Word) sucking up valuable resources." Sweetness!