Stereo Scan 440 - DCU

2-46 Chapter 2 Operation
The Clipboard
The clipboard is a WindowslM feature which allows infonnation to be copied or
cut to it and pasted from it. Many Window~ applications make use of it to
exchange data. The Stereoscan 440 makes use of the clipboard for the following
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To import certain types of image data from other applications.
To temporarily store part of an image.
The Clipboard option is selected from the File menu. Its appearance is similar
to the TIFF import and export panels with many of the fields being common.
The actual operation is defmed by the Copy Grey. Copy Binary and Paste buttons.
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2.8.1. Copying to the Clipboard
The following procedure copies a portion of the image to the clipboard:-
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Freeze the image
Select image type (Copy Grey or Copy Binary)
Select portion of the image with red outline (or select Whole
Screen)
Select OK
The selected area of the image is then copied into the clipboard. If Overlays or
PC Plane options are selected, then the relevant data is merged with the image as
it is copied. The format of the data put into the clipboard by the LEO user
interface is application specific and therefore cannot be read by other
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Pasting from the Clipboard
Grey image data can be copied from the clipboard by selecting Paste on the
Clipboard panel. The position for the past can then be adjusted with the mouse
before selecting OK to copy and therefore cannot be read by other applications.
The clipboard contents will be determined by the last copy (or cut) made to the
clipboard by any application. If the fonnat of the data is not supported by the
Stereoscan 440, the OK button will be disabled when Paste is selected. The
following types of image fom1at are supported:
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