# ClipboardFormats Property

> Returns an array of the data formats in the clipboard that can be pasted: TX Text Control format, RTF, image, plain text, OLE object, text frame and HTML.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > ClipboardFormats Property
- **377 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/clipboardformats-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/clipboardformats-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/clipboardformats-property/llms-full.txt

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Returns an array of Integer values specifying all the data formats which are currently available in the clipboard and which can be pasted into a TextControl document. Possible values are listed below in the Constants section. The array's lowest index is 1, the upper bound can be determined with the **UBound** function. If there is no data format available, the size of the array is 0.

Introduced: 21.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.ClipboardFormats
```

### Constants

Valid values for the array members are:

| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| TXTextControlFormat (2) | Specifies formatted text in the internal TX Text Control format. |
| RichTextFormat (3) | Specifies RTF format (Rich Text Format). |
| Image (4) | Specifies an image. An image can be pasted, if it is a device dependent or a device independent bitmap, a TIFF image or a Windows metafile. |
| PlainText (5) | Specifies unformatted text. |
| OLEObject (6) | Specifies an OLE object. |
| TXTextControlTextframe (7) | Specifies a TX Text Control textframe including its contents. The clipboard contains also information about how the textframe is positioned in the document (inline or geometrically positioned). |
| TXTextControlImage (8) | Specifies an image including information about how the image is positioned in the document (inline or geometrically positioned). |
| HTMLFormat (9) | Specifies HTML format (Hypertext Markup Language). |

### Data Types

| Name | Data type |
|---|---|
| Property value | Array of Integer |

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Control Settings](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/control-settings/llms-full.txt)

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