The Winhelponline Blog

To copy the contents of a text-based file, you open the file in an editor such as Notepad, use Select All and then copy the contents. How about accomplishing it using a command in the context menu?

Add "Copy to Clipboard" option in the Context menu

Note: The following tweak works fine in Windows XP and Windows Vista. If you are using Windows XP, you should download clip.exe from Microsoft site in order for the Copy to Clipboard option to work.

1. Launch Regedit.exe and navigate to the following branch:

2. Create a subkey named Clipboard.

3. Double-click (default) and set Copy to Clipboard as its Value data

4. Under Clipboard, create another subkey named command

5. Select the following key:

6. Double-click (default) and set its Value data to:

7. Exit the Registry Editor.

Now, right-click on a text file and choose Copy to Clipboard. This copies the text file contents to the Clipboard. To verify, you may open Notepad.exe and press CTRL+V to paste the contents from Clipboard.

Registry Fix

To automate the above, download clipcontents.zip and extract the files to a folder. Double-click clipcontents.reg to run it.

Bookmark this Page!

BlinkList | del.icio.us | Digg it | Furl | reddit | Spurl | StumbleUpon |

Related Posts

• How to Copy Error Message Text to Clipboard
• Print Directory Listing to Clipboard From the Context Menu in Windows XP and Windows Vista
• “Copy Target URL” Context Menu Option for Internet Shortcut (.Url) Files
• Using the Mouse to Copy Command Prompt Text to Clipboard
• Add “Copy as Path” Option to the Context Menu in Windows XP
• Print Search Results in Windows Vista
• PreviewConfig Tool Registers File Types for the Preview Pane in Windows Vista
• Fun Tip: Add “Speak” Option to the Context Menu for Text Files
• Copy Title and URL Menu Extension for Internet Explorer
• How to Enable Quick Edit Mode in the Command Prompt by Default

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to our RSS feed! We feature Tips, Troubleshooting information, Scripts and Utilities for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems!

Prefer an E-mail subscription?

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner