Office 2016/2013: Turn Office Clipboard On/Off

Turn the Microsoft Office 2016 or 2013 clipboard features on or off using these easy steps.

1. In Excel, Word or Powerpoint, select the “Home” tab.
2. Select the arrow next to “Clipboard“.
   
3. Select “Options” at the bottom-left of the window.
   
   Select or deselect options as desired:
   • Show Office Clipboard Automatically – Enables or disables the appearance of the Office Clipboard sidebar.
   • Show Office Clipboard When CTRL + C is Pressed Twice – Enables or disables ability to bring up clipboard sidebar by pressing C while holding CTRL key twice.
   • Collect Without Showing Office Clipboard – Automatically copies items without displaying the clipboard sidebar.
   • Show Office Clipboard Icon on Taskbar – Enables or disables the icon in the Windows Taskbar.
   • Show Status Near Taskbar When Copying – Enables or disables the yellow box that appears in the lower-right corner that says “Item collected” when copying items.