如果您使用过一段时间的计算机，那么您就会知道复制(Copy)和粘贴(Paste)是什么，并且您可能还听说过剪贴板。你知道剪贴板是什么吗？您知道如何使用它以及它可以做什么吗？Windows 10中的剪贴板与Windows 7或 Windows 8.1中的剪贴板有什么区别？如果您想了解有关Windows 剪贴板(Windows clipboard)的更多信息，请继续阅读：
Windows 中的剪贴板是什么？
在Windows以及其他操作系统（如Android 或 Mac OS X(Android or Mac OS X)）中，剪贴板是您的PC 或设备内存(PC or device memory)中的一个特殊位置，用作您复制的任何信息的临时存储区域(temporary storage area)。将某些数据复制到剪贴板后，您可以将其粘贴到其他地方，在您从中复制数据的同一应用程序中，或在不同的应用程序中，只要它知道如何处理该类型的数据。
换句话说，剪贴板存储了你从一个地方复制的各种信息，你打算在另一个地方使用(the clipboard stores all kinds of information that you have copied from one place, and you plan to use in another place)。
您可以将哪些信息复制到剪贴板？
您可以使用剪贴板复制几乎可以在 Windows 中选择的任何内容：文本、图像、视频、文件（包括快捷方式）或文件夹。
你可以从剪贴板粘贴什么？
粘贴剪贴板的内容取决于您执行粘贴的位置。例如，如果您使用文本，则只能将文本粘贴到使用文本的应用程序和程序中(if you are working with text, you can paste text only in apps and programs that work with text)。遵循相同的规则，您只能将图像粘贴到使用图像的应用程序和程序中(you can paste images only in apps and programs that work with images)，等等。
如果剪贴板的内容无法粘贴到您想要的位置，则不会粘贴到那里，但剪贴板的内容保持不变。
将新项目复制到剪贴板时会发生什么？
当您在Windows中复制或剪切某些内容时，该内容会进入剪贴板。之后(Afterward)，当您复制或剪切其他内容时，可能会发生两种情况，具体取决于您拥有的Windows版本：(Windows)新复制的数据被添加到剪贴板内容中，或者新数据替换剪贴板的先前内容(the newly copied data is added to the clipboard content, or the new data replaces the previous content of the clipboard)。阅读本文的下一部分以了解究竟发生了什么。
剪贴板(clipboard work)在带有2018 年 10 月(October 2018)更新(Update)或更新版本的Windows 10中如何工作？
当您使用 2018 年 10 月更新或更高版本在 Windows 10 中复制或剪切某些内容时(October 2018)，(Update)您(Windows 10)复制的任何信息都可以与所有以前的剪贴板项目一起保存到剪贴板。您保存在剪贴板中的所有内容都可以粘贴，甚至可以在您的其他Windows 10设备上同步。
这是可能的，因为Windows 10 October 2018 Update引入了一项称为剪贴板历史记录(Clipboard history)的新功能，它可以保存您复制的所有项目，而不仅仅是最后一个。更重要的是，它还可以使用Microsoft的云基础架构将剪贴板项目同步到您的其他(cloud infrastructure)Windows 10设备，但前提是这些项目是由文本组成的。
这些功能可能已在您的 Windows 10 PC 或设备(PC or device)上启用。阅读这些教程以了解它们的工作原理以及如何设置它们：
- 如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)剪贴板(Clipboard)：粘贴旧项目、固定项目、删除项目等。
- 如何将Windows 10剪贴板与其他计算机和设备同步
尽管我们发现这些功能有用且富有成效，但有些人可能不喜欢它们。幸运的是，Windows 10 允许您禁用剪贴板历史记录(Clipboard history)以及同步选项(syncing option)。如果您想知道如何操作，本指南会有所帮助：如何在Windows 10中关闭(Windows 10)剪贴板历史记录(clipboard history)并清除数据。
剪贴板(clipboard work)在Windows 7、Windows 8.1 和旧版本的Windows 10中如何工作？
如果您使用2018 年 10 月(October 2018)更新之前的(Update)Windows 10版本、Windows 7或 Windows 8.1 PC 或设备(PC or device)，则您复制到剪贴板的任何新信息都会覆盖剪贴板以前的内容。
发生这种情况是因为这些版本的Windows仅支持单个剪贴板事务(clipboard transaction)。当您粘贴剪贴板的内容时，这些内容仍可用于进一步的粘贴操作。只有当您复制或剪切其他内容时，它才会被覆盖。
不幸的是，在这些操作系统中，没有内置工具可以让您查看剪贴板的内容或(clipboard or store)在其中存储多个项目。因此，如果要查看剪贴板的内容并对其进行管理，则必须使用非(clipboard and manage)微软公司(Microsoft)开发的第三方程序。如果您正在寻找替代的剪贴板管理器(clipboard manager)，您应该尝试ClipClip。您可以在本文中找到有关如何使用此应用程序的信息：如何在Windows 7和Windows 8.1中查看和管理剪贴板。
(Did)我们在解释剪贴板是什么方面做得很好吗？
我们希望您发现这篇文章很有用，并且现在您已经清楚地了解了剪贴板在Windows中的含义，以及如何使用它。如果您有任何想要添加或询问的内容，请在下面的部分中给我们留言。
Simple questions: What is the clipboard from Windows?
If you have used computers for a whіle, then you know what Copy and Paste are, and you might have also heard about the clipboard. Do you know what the clipboard is? Do you know how to work with it and what it can do? What about the differences between the clipboard in Windows 10 and the clipboard in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1? If you would like to know more about the Windows clipboard, read on:
What is the clipboard in Windows?
In Windows, but also in other operating systems like Android or Mac OS X, the clipboard is a special location in your PC or device memory, that is used as a temporary storage area for any information that you copy. Once you copy some data into the clipboard, you can paste it somewhere else, in the same application from which you copied it, or in a different one, as long as it knows how to work with that type of data.
In other words, the clipboard stores all kinds of information that you have copied from one place, and you plan to use in another place.
What kind of information can you copy to the clipboard?
You can use the clipboard to copy just about anything that can be selected in Windows: text, images, videos, files (including shortcuts) or folders.
What can you paste from the clipboard?
Pasting the contents of the clipboard depends on where you perform the paste. For example, if you are working with text, you can paste text only in apps and programs that work with text. Following the same rule, you can paste images only in apps and programs that work with images, and so on.
If the content of the clipboard cannot be pasted where you want to, it is not pasted there, but the content of the clipboard remains intact.
What happens when you copy new items to the clipboard?
When you copy or cut something in Windows, that something goes into the clipboard. Afterward, when you copy or cut something else, two things can happen, depending on what version of Windows you have: the newly copied data is added to the clipboard content, or the new data replaces the previous content of the clipboard. Read the next sections of this article to see exactly what happens.
How does the clipboard work in Windows 10 with October 2018 Update or newer?
When you copy or cut something in Windows 10 with October 2018 Update or newer, any piece of information you copy can be saved to the clipboard together with all the previous clipboard items. Everything you save in your clipboard is available to paste and can even be synchronized on your other Windows 10 devices.
This is possible because Windows 10 October 2018 Update introduced a new feature called the Clipboard history, which saves all the items that you copy, not just the last one. Even more than that, it can also sync clipboard items to your other Windows 10 devices using Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, but only as long as those items are made of text.
These features might be already enabled on your Windows 10 PC or device. Read these tutorials to learn how they work and how to set them up:
Although we find these features useful and productive, some people might not like them. Fortunately, Windows 10 lets you disable the Clipboard history as well as the syncing option. If you want to know how to do it, this guide helps: How to turn off the clipboard history and clear your data, in Windows 10.
How does the clipboard work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and older versions of Windows 10?
If you use a Windows 10 version before October 2018 Update, a Windows 7 or a Windows 8.1 PC or device, any new piece of information that you copy to the clipboard overwrites the previous contents of the clipboard.
This happens because these versions of Windows offer support just for a single clipboard transaction. When you paste the contents of the clipboard, the contents remain available for further pasting operations. It is overwritten only when you copy or cut something else.
Unfortunately, in these operating systems, there are no built-in tools to let you see the contents of the clipboard or store multiple items in it. Therefore, if you want to view the contents of the clipboard and manage it, you must use third-party programs developed by companies other than Microsoft. If you are looking for an alternative clipboard manager, you should try ClipClip. You can find information on how to use this app, in this article: How to view and manage the clipboard in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Did we do a good job at explaining what the clipboard is?
We hope you found this article useful and that now you have a clear understanding of what the clipboard is in Windows, as well as how to work with it. If there is anything you want to add or ask, leave us a comment in the section below.
