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title: "Copy Clipboard To Variable Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/copy-clipboard-to-variable-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-24T15:32:54.733Z"
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# Copy Clipboard To Variable Step

The Copy Clipboard To Variable step takes the text from your computer's clipboard and puts it into a variable in your Robotiq.ai process. This means you can use whatever was on the clipboard later in your automation.

You'd use this step when you need to grab text a user has copied or text another program has put on the clipboard.

## How to Use Copy Clipboard To Variable

### Step 1: Add the Step to Your Process

1.  Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2.  Drag the **Copy Clipboard To Variable** step into your workflow.

### Step 2: Set Up the Variable

1.  Click on the **Copy Clipboard To Variable** step to open its settings.
2.  In the **Variable to store input** field, type the name of the variable where you want to save the clipboard content.
    -   You can use a variable you've already made or create a new one.
    -   The variable needs to be a string (text) type.

## Parameters Explained

**Step name** (Optional)

-   A custom name for this step in your process.
-   This name shows up on the step box in the editor.

**Variable to store input** (Required)

-   The name of the variable that will hold the text copied from the clipboard.
-   The variable must be a string type.
-   Example: `clipboardText`
-   When to use it: Always pick a variable to store the clipboard content.

## Related Articles

-   [Paste To Clipboard Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/paste-to-clipboard-step)
-   [Define Variable Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/define-variable-step)
-   [Set Variable Value Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/set-variable-value-step)

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