Shared Find Clipboard on OSX

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Thanks to Allan Odgaard for pointing out the shared find clipboard in OS X. Highlight text in one application and hit Command-E. Go to another application, hit Command-G, and it searches for that text. And all without disturbing the regular clipboard. That tip has saved me a boatload of time over the last couple of days as I’ve been reconciling data between various systems.

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Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

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