How to enable/show Clipboard in Outlook?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2025-04-11

When copying or cutting multiple pictures, pieces of text, etc., the copied or cut pictures and text are stored in the Clipboard, and we can use them in any Office applications, including Microsoft Outlook. In this article, I will show you how to enable or show the Clipboard in Microsoft Outlook.

Enable or show Clipboard in the Message window in Outlook

Enable or show Clipboard in the main window in Outlook 2013

Enable or show Clipboard in the Message window in Outlook

When composing an email message in Microsoft Outlook, you can easily enable or show the Clipboard by clicking the launcher at the bottom-right corner of the "Clipboard" group on the "Message" tab. See screenshot below.

the launcher at the bottom-right corner of Clipboard group

Enable or show Clipboard in the main window in Outlook 2013

Some Outlook users may require enabling or showing the Clipboard in the main window. There is no Clipboard button showing in the Ribbon. However, we can add the Clipboard button into the Quick Access Toolbar of Outlook 2013.

Step 1: Click the drop-down button in the Quick Access Toolbar, and then select "More Commands" from the drop-down list. See screenshot below.

the More Commands button

Step 2: In the "Outlook Options" dialog box:

(1) Click the "Choose commands from" box, and then select "All Commands" from the drop-down list;

(2) In the Commands list, click to highlight the first "Clipboard";

(3) Click the "Add" button;

(4) Click the "OK" button.

the Outlook Options dialog box

Step 3: Now you get back to the main window, click the "Clipboard" button on the Quick Access Toolbar, and the Clipboard will come out immediately. See screenshot below:

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