PASTESPEC Command

Inserts data from the Windows Clipboard and controls the format of the data

Edit menu: Paste Special
Command line: pastespec

The Paste Special dialog box is displayed.


AutoCAD LT supports the Windows feature object linking and embedding (OLE). When an object is inserted into an AutoCAD LT drawing from an application that supports OLE, the object can maintain a connection to its source file.

The PASTESPEC command inserts a linked or embedded object from the Clipboard into an AutoCAD LT drawing.

Paste Special Dialog Box

Inserts a linked or embedded object from the Clipboard into an AutoCAD LT drawing.

Source

Displays the name of the application that created the data and the type of file from which the data is being pasted.

Paste

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the current drawing.

Paste Link

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the current drawing and creates an OLE link to the original file.

As

Displays the formats in which you can paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current drawing.

Convert

Converts Windows metafile (file extension .wmf) graphics in the Clipboard into AutoCAD LT objects. If the graphics are not converted, the metafile is displayed as an OLE object.

Note: The Convert option is available only if the contents of the Clipboard is a Windows metafile object.

Display as Icon

Inserts a picture of the application icon instead of the data. To view or edit the data, double-click the icon.

Related Commands: COPYCLIP copies objects to the Clipboard. COPYLINK copies the current view to the Windows Clipboard for linking to other OLE applications. CUTCLIP copies selected objects to the Clipboard and erases the objects from the drawing. PASTECLIP inserts data from the Clipboard into a drawing.