How to clear the Clipboard in Excel, Word or PowerPoint

Many users are looking for a method to erase the Clipboard from Microsoft Office applications, but rarely find anything useful. If you are interested in knowing how erase the clipboard in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, read the instructions below.

When a user copies content into an Office application, it resides temporarily under his Clipboard, from where it is easily accessible. However, over time, this content can create a background image. So, if you are interested and insist on cleaning it, read on.

Erase the clipboard in Excel, Word, PowerPoint

The clipboard can be considered as one of the dedicated storage slots in the RAM to temporarily store bits of data. When you collect too much data on your clipboard, you may get an error stating that your clipboard is full. Here's how to empty the clipboard.

1. Open the Clipboard task pane
2. Delete entries from the clipboard individually
3. Erase the clipboard at one time.

To delete all clips or an individual clip, open the Clipboard task pane first.

1) Open the Clipboard task pane

Please note that the method remains the same regardless of the application you are using (Word, Excel or PowerPoint). So just type the name of the desired application (Word / Excel / PowerPoint) in 'Search"Bar, select it and open it.

Switch toHome"And click on the button"Group of clipboards'Visible as a lateral arrow pointing downwards.

The Clipboard task pane will appear instantly and appear on the left side of your spreadsheet. It will show all the clips in the clipboard.

2) Delete entries from the clipboard individually or in one

Here you can choose to delete or delete the Clipboard individually or at the same time.

To clear the clipboard individually, select the clip, press the down arrow and chooseWipe off'Option.

Similarly, to clear the clipboard at once, simply press the keyErase everything', Next to the' Paste All 'option.

Also note that since the data residing in the clipboard is stored in RAM, restarting the computer will also erase this temporary data from your computer.