Paste a screenshot straight into a folder

Since version 2.16, pasting in S Files Pro X with an image on the clipboard saves it as a .png file in the current folder, and pasting text saves a .txt file.

You take a screenshot, and now you want it as a file in a particular folder. Usually that means opening Paint or another app, pasting, and saving. Since version 2.16, S Files Pro X does it in one step.

Save a screenshot as a file

  1. Take a screenshot. For example, press Win+Shift+S and select an area; the Snipping Tool copies it to the clipboard.
  2. In S Files Pro X, open the folder where you want the image.
  3. Press Ctrl+V (or use Paste).

The image is saved as a PNG file named ClipboardImage_ followed by the date and time, for example ClipboardImage_2022-11-11-14-30-05.png. Rename it with F2 if you like.

Save text as a file

The same works for text. Copy some text from anywhere, open a folder in S Files Pro X, and paste: the text is saved as a .txt file named ClipboardText_ followed by the date and time, for example ClipboardText_2022-11-11-14-30-05.txt.

Handy for

  • keeping screenshots for bug reports or documentation in the right project folder,
  • saving an image copied from a web page or a document,
  • jotting down a snippet of text, a link or a command without opening an editor.

See the changelog for version 2.16.

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