The days of emailing yourself website links, phone numbers and addresses are a thing of the past. You can now use Microsoft SwiftKey’s Cloud Clipboard feature to sync your copied text between SwiftKey Keyboard on Android and Windows.
Cloud Clipboard is currently only available for Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard on Android. It also requires a PC running Windows 10.
- How to enable Cloud Clipboard
- How to enable your last copied item available on your other devices
- Troubleshooting and FAQ
1 - How to enable Cloud Clipboard
On SwiftKey Android
- Open your Microsoft SwiftKey app.
- Tap on Rich input > Clipboard.
- Tap the ‘Sync clipboard history to the cloud’ toggle.
You will be asked to login to your Microsoft Account (or to create one if you don’t have one already).
On your Windows 10 PC
- Go to Settings > System > Clipboard.
- Tap the ‘Clipboard history’ toggle to on.
- Tap the ‘Sync across devices’ toggle to on.
You will be asked to login to your Microsoft Account (or to create one if you don’t have one already).
2 - How to enable your last copied item available on your other devices
Your Cloud Clipboard will only ever retain your last copied clip. Your clip will be available for an hour.
By default, your last copied cloud clip will be shown on your prediction bar as a quick paste option. You can find the setting to turn this off by opening your Microsoft SwiftKey app and tapping on Rich input > Clipboard > Show last copied clip as quick paste option in prediction bar.
When this is off, your last copied clip from another device will instead only be viewable in your clipboard history.
If you'd prefer to pause clip syncing: tap the 'Clipboard' icon on your Toolbar, then toggle 'Syncing ON' to 'OFF'.
3 - Troubleshooting and FAQ
- Cloud Clipboard can only be used with a Microsoft Account (Outlook.com or Hotmail.com). You will not be able to use your Microsoft work email account, Google, or other email addresses.
- A PC running the Windows 10 Oct 2018 update (or later) is required. Mac and Linux are not supported.
- Cloud Clipboard is only available for Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard on Android. It is not possible to sync your clips to iOS at this time.
- Your clip data is is transmitted securely with industry-standard encryption, and Microsoft does not store it permanently or process it on our servers.
- Read: Privacy questions and your data.
- Learn more about Microsoft's data policy.
- You can also sync your Clipboard between your Android devices.
- Require the latest version of SwiftKey app
- Require to sign in to the same Microsoft Account
