You can use either of two methods to transfer data from the clipboard manually:

• Open the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box and transfer data.
• Use the pull-down menu attached to the Send Data button to transfer data.

These methods are explained below.

(a) Open the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box and transfer data

You can use the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box to select a transfer type and a data type.

To perform the operation:

1. On the controller or agent, select the data you want to transfer, and copy (or cut) it.
   The data is stored in the clipboard of the controller or agent.
   
2. From the Tools menu, choose Transfer Clipboard Data. (Alternatively, click the Send Data button on the toolbar.)
   The Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box appears.
   

   Figure 4-18 Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box

   

   Transfer type

   Specify the data transmission direction. Select Receive to use the agent's data on the controller, and select Send to use the controller's data on the agent.

   Data type

   Specify the format of the data to be transmitted. Select Plain text if the transmission data is text only. For data other than text (such as bitmaps, metafiles, rich text, or color palettes), or a combination of text and other types of data, select Formatted data.

3. Make any necessary selections, and choose OK.
   The data transmission starts. A message dialog box appears during the transmission indicating the transmission status.
   
4. Paste the data on the screen (into the application) of the controller or agent, to which the data is to be transferred.
   The transferred data is pasted.
   

(b) Use the pull-down menu attached to the Send Data button to transfer data

You can open a pull-down menu by clicking the arrow next to the Send Data button on the toolbar in the Remote Control window. Select the desired menu item.

Figure 4-19 Transferring data from the pull-down menu attached to the Send Data button

Send

Sends data in all format combinations, including text, bitmaps, metafiles, rich text, and color palettes to the agent. Choosing this menu item performs the same function as selecting Send for Transfer type and Formatted data for Data type in the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box.

Receive

Receives data in all format combinations, including text, bitmaps, metafiles, rich text, and color palettes from the agent. Choosing this menu item performs the same function as selecting Receive for Transfer type and Formatted data for Data type in the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box.

Send - Text Only

Sends text-format data to the agent. Choosing this menu item performs the same function as selecting Send for Transfer type and Plain text for Data type in the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box.

Receive - Text Only

Receives text-format data from the agent. Choosing this menu item performs the same function as selecting Receive for Transfer type and Plain text for Data type in the Transfer Clipboard Data dialog box.

If the toolbar is not displayed, you can view it using either of the following two methods:

• Choose View, Toolbar, and then Toolbar.
• In the Properties dialog box, open the Toolbar page and select the Show the toolbar check box.

When the connected agent is version 05-23 or later, you can use the automatic clipboard data transmission facility. This facility automatically transfers clipboard data to the connected controller or agent when the contents of the clipboard are updated. Using this facility keeps the contents of the controller and agent clipboards identical at all times, thus allowing you to perform seamless editing operations over different machines.

To use the facility, in the Properties dialog box, in the Clipboard page, set the Transfer the clipboard data automatically option. You can restrict the direction of transmission (send or receive) and data format (plain text or formatted data). When using the facility to receive the agent's clipboard data, you can select the transmission condition from the following: Always receive the data and Receive the data only when the Remote Control window is active. If you select the Always receive the data option when connected to more than one agent, the controller will receive clipboard data from all agents. If this is inconvenient, select the Receive the data only when the Remote Control window is active option. With this selected, even if connected to multiple agents, you only receive data from the agent currently subject to remote control. For details on how to configure the automatic transfer of clipboard data, see 3.3.8 Clipboard page.

While transferring data, the system displays a message and progress bar (bar indicating the transmission progress by percentage) in the status bar situated at the bottom of the Remote Control window.

Figure 4-20 Message and progress bar displayed while data is being transmitted

If you start receiving an unexpectedly large file, which looks like it will take an excessively long time to transfer, you can right-click the progress bar and choose Cancel to cancel the transmission. The system will discard the data being transmitted, and the clipboard contents will revert to the previous state.

Figure 4-21 Progress bar with the Cancel menu displayed