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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene has been writing and editing tech content at wikiHow since 2019. She previously worked for AppleCare, served as a writing tutor, volunteered in IT at an animal rescue, and taught as an adjunct professor for EN101 and EN102. Darlene has completed Coursera courses on technology, writing, and language. She holds both a BA (2011) and an MA (2012) from Rowan University in Writing, with a focus on workplace communication. With her extensive experience, academic background, and ongoing learning, Darlene has become the go-to grammar expert for her friends and family, as well as a skilled wordsmith for anyone in need. This article has been viewed 2,291 times.

If you see an error that says your Microsoft Excel clipboard is full, you'll need to delete some things. This wikiHow will teach you how to clear the clipboard in Excel if you're using Microsoft Excel for Windows. If you're using Excel for Mac, the clipboard used in Excel is a part of the system that you'll find in Finder.

Steps

1. 1 Open Excel. You can launch a project you were working on by going to File > Open or you can right-click a file in your file browser.
   • You can also start a new project in Excel by going to File > New.[1]
   • If you're using a Mac, you can easily access the clipboard in Finder by clicking Edit > Show Clipboard in the Finder menu. To erase everything in the clipboard, you'll need to copy a blank character from any app (like TextEdit), which will overwrite what you currently have saved.[2]
2. 2 Click the Home tab. You'll see this running across the top of your document. Advertisement
3. 3 Click the dialog box launcher. This looks like a box with an arrow pointing out of it that you'll find in the bottom right corner of the "Clipboard" grouping that's on the left side of the "Home" tab menu.
4. 4 Click Clear All. This clears the entire clipboard.[3]
   • If you want to delete a specific entry, click the arrow that appears when you hover your cursor over that entry and click Delete.[4]
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1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/copy-and-paste-using-the-office-clipboard-714a72af-1ad4-450f-8708-c2931e73ec8a?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fcopy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard-in-office-for-mac-633635ab-05a2-4bc4-9e02-00296d24dbf0&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#ID0EAABAAA=macOS
2. ↑ https://appletoolbox.com/how-to-use-clipboard-on-mac/#Where_is_the_Clipboard_on_my_Mac
3. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/copy-and-paste-using-the-office-clipboard-714a72af-1ad4-450f-8708-c2931e73ec8a?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fcopy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard-in-office-for-mac-633635ab-05a2-4bc4-9e02-00296d24dbf0&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#ID0EAABAAA=Windows
4. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/clear-the-clipboard-7afbf55f-d7d5-4096-87a0-eb17f821d321

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Written by: Darlene Antonelli, MA wikiHow Technology Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene has been writing and editing tech content at wikiHow since 2019. She previously worked for AppleCare, served as a writing tutor, volunteered in IT at an animal rescue, and taught as an adjunct professor for EN101 and EN102. Darlene has completed Coursera courses on technology, writing, and language. She holds both a BA (2011) and an MA (2012) from Rowan University in Writing, with a focus on workplace communication. With her extensive experience, academic background, and ongoing learning, Darlene has become the go-to grammar expert for her friends and family, as well as a skilled wordsmith for anyone in need. This article has been viewed 2,291 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 3 Updated: June 19, 2020 Views: 2,291 Article SummaryX

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