> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://helpdesk.clipclip.com/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# Using the Main ClipClip Interface

# Menus
Here you can find a brief description of the main ClipClip window and it's menus.


### Window
* Always on top: Enable to show ClipClip on top of all other windows.
* Minimize to taskbar
* Minimize to the notification area
* Exit application
### Edit
* Clear latest clips: Remove all the latest clips.
* Save latest clips: Save all latest clips as files.
* Force clips update: Manually update the grid if new clips are not detected.
### Options
* Enable the clipboard monitor
* Enable instant copy: Automatically minimize the manager when copying a clip.
* Enable instant paste: Automatically paste the selected clip from the Paste Menu
* Enable auto-{simplify/remove} formatting >
* Simplify formatting: Remove all styles except those supported by Markdown.
*A warning should be visible above the grid when this option is enabled.
* Remove formatting: Convert to plain text by removing all styles.
*A warning should be visible above the grid when this option is enabled.
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Enable screenshots >
* No delay
* 1 second
* 2 seconds
* 3 seconds
* 4 seconds
* 5 seconds
* Start screen recording
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### Configuration
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* Import settings
* Export settings
### Version
### Contribute
### Help

### Debug
This menu is only available when running a debug build.

* Open file log location
* Show principal roles
* Change tray icon
* Register context menu
* Unregister context menu
* Copy latest test data
* Enable windows messages logging
* Show window message log

# Navigation Pane
This pane allows navigating through the following items;

###### Clipboard (contains latest clips)
Anything you copy to the clipboard while clipboard monitoring is enabled appears here. Clips can be filtered by date, context or type by expanding this item.


###### Shortcuts (contains pinned clips)
You can pin clips to your shortcuts to make sure you can access them more easily, and in case it’s a latest clip that is being pinned, it will never be deleted automatically.


###### Inbox (hidden folder containing saved clips or cloud clips)
This is the default location for any new clip when you do not specify a location. If you enabled CloudConnect then these clips will be accessible on your other devices. They are stored within a hidden folder but they’re not encoded.


###### Folders (contains saved clips or cloud clips)
You can select any folder on your hard drive or on a cloud storage service such as Google Drive or Dropbox to be included in ClipClip.

### Grid
The grid displays the clips in the selected navigation pane item and includes the following information; 

###### Preview
Shows some of the text or a thumbnail in case of image data.


###### Title
Clips can be renamed as needed but cannot contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? < > |


###### Type
Plain Text, Rich Text, HTML, File(s), or Image.


###### Modified
Shows when the clip was last modified relative to the current time.


###### File Size
This option is hidden by default but can be enabled by right-clicking the grid header.

### Context-Menu Options
These operations are available from the context menu;

* (i) Hold Ctrl to drag as a file > You can drag clips to folders within ClipClip, or to other windows. If you would like to treat the clip as a file instead of data, hold the Ctrl key while dragging. This way, you can attach clips as files when uploading through a web browser. With Gmail, you can use either option: including an image as an attachment or including it within the body of your email.

* Copy clip with formatting (Ctrl + P)