If you have used many Microsoft Office products you are probably familiar with the Clipboard Ring concept. Basically it allows the clipboard to contain multiple items, and when you use the keyboard shortcut you cycle back through previous items.

The Clipboard Ring is to a developer’s code what a Painter’s Palette is to the painter’s paint. It is a any easy way to access recently used items. This is a common need when writing code for any application. There are lots of times you are juggling two or three key pieces of code, and it is very nice to have quick access to them. It’s almost like having real-time IntelliSense.

Cycle Clipboard Ring

Cltr – Shift - V

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