XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.microsoft.windows   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Philip Herlihy wrote:   
   > In article <10krna4$2hkio$1@dont-email.me>, keith_nuttle@yahoo.com   
   > says...   
   >>   
   >>I periodically find I will find something on my computer, that I would   
   >>like to use on my phone.   
   >>   
   >>I would like to highlight the information and transfer it to my   
   >>cellphone, so I could use as a note (I have the NotePad program on the   
   >>phone), or copy it to place in a text message.   
   >>   
   >>I have done some searches and find programs that do a lot of other   
   >>things and are suppose to do what I want, but I want something simple   
   >>without a lot of bloat.   
   >   
   > There are lots of different ways of doing this, of course.  The problem   
   > is finding the right one for you.   
   >   
   > Based on what you've said, I'd look at Google Keep   
   > https://keep.google.com/).  Its simple - almost too simple.  But I use   
   > it for storing a handful of standard responses which I use when   
   > operating as a Facebook group admin: things I need over and over.  Once   
   > added as a note, items are swiftly available on both PC and mobile.   
   >   
   > Otherwise:   
   >   
   > There are proprietory solutions for integrating computers and mobiles,   
   > e.g. "Link to Windows" (MS & Samsung) and Samsung DeX (more modes of   
   > operation).  I imagine Apple have something similar for iPhones.   
   >   
   > For 'serious' sharing, I use OneNote, which has become the "index to my   
   > life".  It synchronises with a mobile app, although they removed a   
   > couple of years ago the ability on Android to expand/collapse indented   
   > hierarchies of page items, which I find a real pain, as my pages are   
   > often heavily structured.  Nevertheless my whole life is in OneNote, and   
   > it's available on all my PCs and mobiles.   
   >   
   > Keep doesn't have the same folder hierarchies as OneNote, so it's less   
   > suitable for wholesale storage in my view, but based on what you'd   
   > written I'd suggest you look at that first.  Keep has "labels" which can   
   > help you find items.  Try asking Gemini (or your preferred AI) this   
   > question:  "what options does Google Keep have for structuring stored   
   > notes so they can easily be found?"   
      
   As Philip Herlihy advised, there are lots of ways to combine the Windows   
   and Android clipboard over USB or Wi-Fi where I've done it for years.   
      
   In fact, this topic has been solved so many times on this Windows newsgroup   
   that it's surprising the question is being asked anew given the tutorials.   
      
   Herbert helped me, for example, hone the script I already pasted to this   
   thread to assist the OP, where his help made the process almost invisible.   
      
   Since setting it up has been described numerous times on this newsgroup,   
   I'll just run thru the use model right now on my daily drive & Windows.   
      
   When I wish to copy from Windows to Android:   
   a. I select the text on Windows using control+c (or rightmouse > copy)   
   b. I paste into Android using control-v (not rightmouse > paste)   
      
   When I wish to copy from Android to Windows:   
   A. I select the text using the APK-specific "copy" mechanism   
      (often that's an Android "select > drag endpoints > copy" mechanism)   
   B. I paste the text into Windows using control+v (or rightmouse > paste)   
      
   Since this is so trivial to do, and so useful, and so common a need, and   
   since this has been discussed umpteen times on this newsgroup, I'm actually   
   surprised it's being asked yet again given this solution is universal.   
   --   
   Since I invest energy into my posts, I'll leverage this to the Android ng.   
      
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