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click.to is an application software that integrates with the operating system clipboard to enhance copy and paste operations. It analyzes data stored on the clipboard and offers the user a choice of appropriate paste-destination programs or web pages from a context menu. click.to is a product of Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH, headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Extensions

Users and developers may customize functions and add search queries either through an embedded form or by the use of the click.to API.^[1]

System requirements

The following operating systems support click.to:

Apple:^[2]

Microsoft:^[4]

Windows XP
Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)

Competitors

click.to is similar functionality of "accelerators" that can be installed as a browser extension for Internet Explorer. These also provide a context menu with speed-dial functions but run only within the browser (whereas click.to is fully integrated into the computer's operating system).

References

^ customized-actions / CustomizedActions. Online help click.to website. Accessed on 15 August 2011
^ "Which OS do I need to use click.to?". FAQ Apple. © 2013 Axonic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
^ Apple dropped support for 32-bit processors with the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
^ "What operating systems can click.to run on?". FAQ Windows. © 2013 Axonic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] ustomized-actions / CustomizedActions. Online help click.to website. Accessed on 15 August 2011

[2] "Which OS do I need to use click.to?". FAQ Apple. © 2013 Axonic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

[3] Apple dropped support for 32-bit processors with the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

[4] "What operating systems can click.to run on?". FAQ Windows. © 2013 Axonic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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+'''click.to''' is an [[application software]] that integrates with the [[operating system]] [[Clipboard (software)|clipboard]] to enhance [[copy and paste]] operations. It analyzes data stored on the clipboard and offers the user a choice of appropriate paste-destination programs or web pages from a [[context menu]]. click.to is a product of Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH, headquartered in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany.
+== Extensions ==
-'''click.to''' is an [[Application software]] based on the [[Copy and Paste]] principle, and is part of the company [[Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH]], which is headquartered in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany. The application identifies data stored on the [[clipboard]] and automatically provides the user with a choice of appropriate program or web page features from a [[context menu]].
+Users and developers may customize functions and add search queries either through an embedded form or by the use of the click.to [[programming interface|API]].<ref>[http://www.clicktoapp.com/help/ customized-actions / Customized''Actions'']. Online help click.to website. Accessed on 15 August 2011</ref>
-== How it works ==
+== System requirements ==
+The following [[operating system]]s support click.to:
-Underpinning click.to is the [[Copy & Paste]] principle; files, or the content of a document from an application in the cache, can be later reused from the clipboard in the same or another application. After [[Installation (computer programs)| Installation]], click.to runs automatically in the background. Once the clipboard is being used, the application identifies possible re-use options for the saved information and provides the user with these in a context menu, via the mouse [[cursor (computers)|cursor]]. click.to automatically and independently performs all the usual steps between the application being used at that moment and the target one, including opening programs or Web pages, performing searches, or entering login information.
+:[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Which OS do I need to use click.to?|url=http://www.clicktoapp.com/faq/faq-apple/|work=FAQ Apple|publisher=© 2013 Axonic|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>
+:* [[OS X|Mac OS X]] [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|v10.6 Snow Leopard]]
-== Actions ==
+:* [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X v10.7 Lion]] ([[64-bit OS|64-bit]])<ref>Apple dropped support for 32-bit processors with the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.</ref>
-Each individual user can decide which features they want to use and which features to add to click.to. There are currently 23 actions included in the standard [[Freeware]] package.
+:[[Microsoft]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=What operating systems can click.to run on?|url=http://www.clicktoapp.com/faq/faq-windows/|work=FAQ Windows|publisher=© 2013 Axonic|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>
-=== Default Actions ===
+:* [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[Windows XP|XP]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+:* [[Windows Vista]] ([[32-bit Windows|32-]] and [[64-bit Windows|64-bit]])
-|-
+:* [[Windows 7]] (32- and 64-bit)
-! Action !! Function
-|-
-| click.to Facebook || With click.to Facebook, images or text can be pulled from documents, Web pages, e-mails, or PDFs and published on [[Facebook]]. Similarly, users can upload pictures from Explorer to the site.
-|-
-| click.to Google || After the user selects and highlights the word to be searched, click.to takes care of opening the relevant [[web browser | default browser]] and the search engine, and typing [[Google]]. The user can then see the results of the query immediately in the results window.
-|-
-| click.to Wikipedia || click.to can execute queries on the online encyclopedia [[Wikipedia]] with just one click. The user can highlight individual words from documents, text files, e-mails, websites, PDFs, and similar text formats and search via click.to on Wikipedia.
-|-
-| click.to YouTube || From Explorer, videos can be uploaded to [[YouTube]]. click.to takes care of the necessary registration process and uploads the videos automatically.
-|-
-| click.to Twitter || Using click.to, quotes, thoughts, and links to articles can be copied as [[Twitter|Tweets]] to Twitter. click.to completes the login process and automatically opens the browser and the website.
-|-
-| click.to Flickr || With click.to Flickr, photos and entire albums can be uploaded to [[Flickr]] from Explorer. After selecting the images and starting the copy process with CTRL + C, or right click -> Copy, the images are automatically uploaded to the target application by click.to.
-|-
-| click.to Evernote || Pictures, documents, videos, PDFs and other files can be saved on [[Evernote]] in notebook collections. click.to transmits the location of the file to Evernote. <ref> [http://lifehacker.com/5301077/convert-and-clip-web-text-to-evernote-with-one-click''Convert Text and Web Clip to Evernote with One Click'']. Blog article on Lifehacker.com. Accessed on 19 September 2011 </ref>
-|-
-| click.to Amazon || click.to Amazon allows the user to search for products and product catalogs through [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]. By highlighting the desired product name in any document and selecting copy and click.to Amazon, a search for the product on the online retailer is immediately launched.
-|-
-| click.to Simplenote ||Notes and documents can be created with click.to Simplenote, simply by using the cut-and-copy process and selecting click.to Simplenote.
-|-
-| click.to Xing || click.to Xing allows users to find people via their contact information, signatures and information on web pages, by highlighting the desired name and then pressing CTRL + C, or right click -> Copy. This allows users to search via the [[XING | Xing]]search field. <ref> [http://blog.xing.com/2011/08/xing-and-click-to-save-clicks-with-every-search/''Xing and click.to - Save clicks with each search'']. Blog article on Xing's official blog. Accessed on 19 September 2011 </ref>
-|-
-| click.to Box || With click.to Box, users can share photos, documents, folders and other files on the [[Cloud Computing]] Portal Box. The desired files are marked and copied with the command ‘CTRL + C’, or right click - copy>, and then pass through click.to directly to Box.
-|-
-| click.to Outlook || By using click.to Outlook, you can e-mail attachments of any kind from  Explorer. In addition, by selecting [[Microsoft Outlook]] e-mail from the click.to menu, marked text, links or addresses can be inserted and sent by Outlook.
-|-
-| click.to Word ||  Text that has been copied to the clipboard can be sent and saved to a Word document with click.to [[Microsoft Word]].
-|-
-| click.to Excel || click.to Excel will convert the data in an existing text, e.g. a web page, Word document or other file, into an Excel spreadsheet.
-|-
-| click.to Paint || Pressing the ‘Print’ button creates a copy of the [[Screenshot]] on the clipboard. click.to registers this use of the clipboard and then provides options for further uses of the screenshot, including [[Microsoft Paint]]. Microsoft Paint is automatically opened when selected.
-|-
-| click.to Explorer || click.to Explorer extends the Microsoft function "Send" to any selected folder in Explorer. Files that have been selected and copied can be transferred directly with click.to to the desired destination.
-|-
-| click.to Notepad || Text that was copied to the clipboard can be copied and saved as a document  with click.to [[Notepad]] in Microsoft Editor.
-|-
-| click.to Google Maps || Addresses from signatures, contact forms, web pages and other text documents can be searched with click.to Google Maps directly in [[Google Maps]].
-|-
-| click.to Google Translate || Texts, emails, documents and Web pages that can be translated with [[Google Translate]] can be transferred directly through click.to to Google Translate. The user will see the translated text in the browser, or in a preview window. If necessary, the language setting can be manually adjusted.
-|-
-| click.to Twick.it || Individual technical terms and foreign words can be searched in the explanation machine [[Twick.it]] with a single click from every document, website, and e-mail. When activating the click.to "Quick View" setting, search results are displayed directly beneath the mouse cursor in a small preview window. <ref> [http://twick.it/blog/de/kooperation-twickit-und-clickto/ Twick.it of cooperation''and''click.to]. Blog article by Sean Kollak on the official Twick.it blog. Accessed on 19 September 2011 </ref>
-|-
-|}
-=== Extensions ===
-Users and developers will be given the opportunity, either through an embedded form or by the use of the click.to [[programming interface | API]], to customize functions and add search queries. <ref> [http://www.clicktoapp.com/help/ customized-actions / Customized''Actions'']. Online help click.to website. Accessed on 15 August 2011 </ref>.
-== System Requirements ==
-click.to is currently supported by the [[operating system | operating systems]];Windows   [[Windows 2000 | 2000]], [[Windows XP|XP]],[[Windows Vista|Vista]], and [[Windows 7]], the latter in both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. It's also available for Apple's [[Mac OS X]].
 == Competitors ==
-click.to is similar in functionality to the "[[:en:accelerator_(Internet_Explorer)|Accelerators]]", which can be installed as an [[Browser extension|Add-on]] for [[Internet Explorer|Internet Explorers]]. This program also provides the installation of a small context menu with mouse cursor speed-dial functions within the browser functions.
+click.to is similar functionality of "[[:en:accelerator (Internet Explorer)|accelerators]]" that can be installed as a [[browser extension]] for [[Internet Explorer]]. These also provide a context menu with [[speed-dial]] functions but run ''only'' within the browser (whereas click.to is fully integrated into the computer's operating system).
-== Weblinks ==
-* [http://www.clicktoapp.com/ click.to Website]
-* [http://blogs.skype.com/play/2011/12/add-a-little-something-extra-t.html Skype blog with click.to integration reference from December, 2011]
-* [http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/08/from-your-clipboard-to-just-about-anywhere-sharing-files-in-one-click-to/ Publication on Techcrunch.com]
-* [http://mashable.com/2011/09/12/clickto/ Article from Mashable "Spark of Genius Series" September, 2011]
-* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/april-rudin/clickto-the-little-app-th_b_1011903.html Huffington Post article from October, 2011]
-* [http://smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2011/10/app-of-the-week-click-to.html/ SmallbizTechnology.com article from October, 2011]
-* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395207,00.asp pcmag.com article from October, 2011]
-* [http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/clicktoapp-com-share-everything-from-a-single-app Killerstartups.com article from July, 2011]
-* [http://lifehacker.com/5820982/clickto-pipes-text-images-and-more-from-your-clipboard-into-nearly-any-app-or-service Lifehacker.com article from July, 2011]
 == References ==
 <references/>
+== External links ==
-[[de:click.to]]
+* {{Official website|http://www.clicktoapp.com/}}
 [[Category:Freeware]]