This sample demonstrates how an app can use clipboard commands, including copy, paste, cut, and move. This sample uses classes from the Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer namespace. Some of the classes you might want to review in more detail include the Clipboard class, which accesses the Clipboard, and the DataPackage class, which you use to package the content before adding it to the Clipboard.
This sample covers the following:
- How to copy and paste text
- How to copy and paste an image
- How to copy and paste files
- How to get the formats on the Clipboard
- How to detect changes to the Clipboard
To learn more about using the Clipboard, we recommend you take a look at our Guidelines and checklist for clipboard commands, as well as our QuickStart: Clipboard basics topic.
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Note For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
Related topics
- Clipboard
- Guidelines and checklist for clipboard commands
- QuickStart: Clipboard basics
- Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer
- Windows 8 app samples
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.