It can be very confusing, but Keyboard Maestro has a great clipboard facility.
Start by reading this:
Clipboards [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
You may want to download/install this macro:
Paste and Delete from History
I mostly just use the Clipboard History Switcher and the above macro.
Here is my use case that makes the above macro so valuable to me:
- I need to copy several different items (like from a web page), and then paste all of them in another app or web page post (like this forum).
- So, I copy the items in REVERSE order that I want them to appear when I paste.
- Then I simply "Paste and Pop" (pop meaning that it removes the item) using this macro, once for each item I have copied.
I don't lose any of my prior clipboards.
In fact, when I get done, the last clipboard before I started this use case is now on the System Clipboard (or KM Clipboard #0), ready to paste, if I need it.
The Clipboard History Switcher has several features I use a lot:
- Paste from an earlier clipboard (copy) just by double-clicking on it.
- Use its Search feature to find a prior clipboard.
- Paste as plain text (shift-click on paste button)
Hopefully that will get you started.
If you are still confused, post the exact steps you want to use in your example above.