# How to Use CTRL + C ie Copy to clipboard text from word file

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**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-ctrl-c-ie-copy-to-clipboard-text-from-word-file/155647 "2008-12-15T08:49:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/talib)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-ctrl-c-ie-copy-to-clipboard-text-from-word-file/155647/1 "2008-12-15T08:49:42Z")

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How to Use CTRL + C ie Copy to clipboard text from word file.

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**Author:** ![talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/talib)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-ctrl-c-ie-copy-to-clipboard-text-from-word-file/155647/2 "2008-12-15T09:38:10Z")

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Talib H. wrote:

> How to Use CTRL + C ie Copy to clipboard text from word file.

Any one please

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**Author:** ![talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/talib)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-ctrl-c-ie-copy-to-clipboard-text-from-word-file/155647/3 "2008-12-15T10:12:23Z")

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2008/12/15 Talib H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> How to Use CTRL + C ie Copy to clipboard text from word file.

require ‘win32ole’  
word = WIN32OLE.new(‘word.application’)  
file = ‘c:/work/test.doc’  
doc = word.documents.open(file,‘ReadOnly’ =\> true)  
word.selection.wholestory # select whole text  
word.selection.copy # copy to clipboard  
word.activedocument.close(false)  
word.quit

Regards,  
Park H.

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**Author:** ![talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@talib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/talib)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-ctrl-c-ie-copy-to-clipboard-text-from-word-file/155647/4 "2008-12-15T10:49:11Z")

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Heesob P. wrote:

> 2008/12/15 Talib H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
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> > How to Use CTRL + C ie Copy to clipboard text from word file.
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> require ‘win32ole’  
> word = WIN32OLE.new(‘word.application’)  
> file = ‘c:/work/test.doc’  
> doc = word.documents.open(file,‘ReadOnly’ =\> true)  
> word.selection.wholestory # select whole text  
> word.selection.copy # copy to clipboard  
> word.activedocument.close(false)  
> word.quit
> 
> Regards,  
> Park H.

Thanks dear,

Can I use something like the copied content on “word.selection.copy” as  
“word.selection.paste”

please advise