Have you ever wondered what is on your clipboard?

Next, bang out in %windir%\System32\clipbrd.exe without the quotes and click next.

You will then be asked to name the shortcut and continue.

Create a Shortcut to Easily View the Windows Clipboard

After youre done anytime you want to check what is on the Clipboard just double-smack the shortcut.

Now we can go ahead and create a shortcut to the Clipboard in Vista.

The steps are very similar to XP, first create a new Shortcut on the Desktop.

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Next enter the path to clipbrd.exe which is in C:\Windows\System32\clipbrd.exe and click Next.

Create a name for the shortcut you will easily remember then hit the Finish button.

Click OK through the remaining windows to get back to the Desktop.

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Taking the idea for another Clipboard article as an additional tip we can change the icon to a Clipboard.

Now when we double click our icon we will have access to the ClipBook Viewer.

For more clipboard goodness, you could check outLifehacker’s Top 10 Clipboard Tricks.

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