These key combinations work in Clipboard Master, that is, when Clipboard Master is open. They can be used to paste an entry or select a clipboard.
Paste
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Enter or Return (Enter) | Paste with formatting |
| Insert or Ctrl + Enter or Tab | Paste as text without formatting |
| Ctrl + Insert | Paste file contents |
| 1, 2, 3 et cetera up to 0 or Ctrl + 1, 2, 3 et cetera up to 0 (10 block) | Paste the 1th to the nth element |
| Shift + Ctrl + 1, 2, 3 | Paste only the nth line of the selected entry |
| Ctrl + V | Paste the current content of the clipboard (if the first element in the list is marked) |
| Ctrl + M | For file names with paths, paste only the file name. E.g. only MyText.doc is pasted instead of C:\Users\Documents\MyText.doc |
| Ctrl + U | Paste shortened URL, e.g. for Twitter (a URL will be created with urly.de or tinyurl.com) |
| Ctrl + H | Paste as text for HTML, e.g. blank spaces are converted to |
| Ctrl + X | Convert and paste text in hexadecimal series |
| Ctrl + O | Open file/folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Insert via simulating key strokes |
General
| Key Combinations | Function |
| F1 | Show keyboard assignment |
| 2 x F1 | Help |
| Alt + F1 | Show instructions |
| F2 | Edit marked element |
| F3 | Search |
| Ctrl + F | Search |
| F4 | Show clipboards |
| Left | Show clipboards, hide after selecting the clipboard |
| Right or F12 | Show/hide preview |
| Ctrl + F12 | Preview: Show/hide RTF code |
| Ctrl + F8 | Show image and/or RTF code and/or hex (in the preview) |
| Scrolling or second Alt key + P | Pin window, meaning that the window will remain in the foreground and will not be closed. |
| Shift + Alt + Cursor | Moves the Clipboard Master window to the corresponding edge of the screen. |
Menus
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Alt + F2 | Show/hide buttons |
| Alt + F9 | Clipboards Menu |
| Alt + F10 | Paste Menu |
| Alt + F11 | Current Clipboard Menu |
| Alt + F12 | System Menu |
Clipboards
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Shift + Ctrl + N | Add new clipboard |
| Alt + Up or Alt + Down | Move element up and/or down |
| F4 or Left Cursor | Show list with the clipboards |
| Alt + 1, 2, 3 etc. to 0 | Directly select clipboard 1 through 10 |
| Alt + letter | Directly select clipboard that starts with the corresponding letter |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next clipboard |
| Shift + Ctrl + Tab | Previous clipboard |
Edit, Additional
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Ctrl + N | Add new entry |
| F2 | Edit |
| Esc | Close window |
| Ctrl + F10 | Pause Ctrl + V and/or abbreviation to open Clipboard Master |
| Ctrl + F11 | Pause Ctrl + V and/or abbreviation to open Clipboard Master once |
| Ctrl + F12 | Mark the element that was marked last time |
| Shift + Ctrl + Alt + F8 | Mark all elements that take up a great deal of storage space |
Converting Text
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Alt + F5 | Trim (remove blank spaces and new lines at the end and beginning). Press twice to remove additional characters. |
| Alt + F6 | Correct text, e.g ü - ü, ö - ö |
| Alt + F7 | Convert text to HTML code |
| Ctrl + F5 | Convert hex text to text |
| Ctrl + F6 | Convert text to hex text |
| Ctrl + F7 | Convert text to HTML text, blank spaces will be replaces with et cetera. |
| Shift + Ctrl + F8 | Always display image and/or RTF code and/or hex |
Change Upper Case/Lower Case
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Shift + Ctrl + L | Change everything to lower case letters |
| Shift + Ctrl + U | Change everything to upper case letters |
| Shift + Ctrl + P | Make every first letter upper case |
The key combinations are taken from the English words: "Lower case","Upper case" and "Proper case".
Converting Numbers
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Convert number(s) to decimal(s), e.g. from hexadecimal(s) |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Convert numbers to hexadecimal(s) |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Convert numbers to binary number(s) (little endian, bit 0 right) |
Password Safe
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Win + W | Open Password Safe |
| Ctrl + N | Create new username and password |
| Tab or Enter | Paste username and password |
| # or Ctrl + Insert | Paste only password |
| F5 | Show all entries |
Filter/Select
| Key Combinations | Function |
| F5 | Show all elements (remove filter) |
| F6 | Show only text |
| F7 | Show only files and folders |
| F8 | Show only images |
| F9 | Show only URLs |
| F10 | Show only email addresses |
| F11 | Show only entries from the same program as the currently marked entry |
| Ctrl + A | If a collection has been made: select all elements from the collection. Otherwise: Select all elements of the same type. |
| 2 x Ctrl + A | Select all elements |
| Shift + Ctrl + T | Sort list |
When the Windows key is pressed
These key combinations are available when the option "Paste When the Windows Key is Released" in Settings -> Keyboard in Clipboard Master is activated.
| Key Combinations | Function |
| Win pressed: Esc | Do not paste when the Win key is released |
| Win pressed: V | Select next element |
| Win pressed: > | Select previous element |
| Win pressed: Q | Close Clipboard Master window |
| Win pressed: A | Expand marking |