This is a variant on my Select All and Copy macro.
What the macro does
Very simple: When you press ⌘X and hold down the X slightly longer it will cut the selection and paste the previous clipboard content in place.
(Think of ⌘X as eXchange.)
Trivial Example
You want to replace paragraph A in section 1 with a paragraph B from section 2, and paste paragraph A in place of paragraph B in section 2.
Normally you would…
- ⌘X paragraph A in section 1.
- Go to section 2 and ⌘V paragraph A after/before paragraph B.
- ⌘X paragraph B.
- Go to section 1 and ⌘V paragraph B.
With this macro…
- ⌘X paragraph A in section 1.
- Go to section 2 and long-press ⌘X paragraph B.
- Go to section 1 and ⌘V paragraph B.
Not really tremendous savings of work, but, since it comes with no drawbacks, why not use it?
Secondary Use (aka side-effect)
You can use the macro also as quick access to the past clipboard:
If you long-press ⌘X without having selected anything it will just paste the past clipboard #1. The current clipboard will be restored.
So you have the past clipboard always at your finger tips, without need to open the clipboard history. (Depending on the app where you’re in you have to live with the warning beep ;-)
Cut and Paste.kmmacros (4.4 KB)