Windows clipboard workflow
Keep Copied Text Visible While Working on Windows
Use Windows + V to retrieve copied items and FloatBoard to keep selected text or images visible beside your work; learn when each helps.
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Keep copied text, notes and images visible while you work
FloatBoard is a desktop working board for short notes and image references that can stay above your other windows. Start with the task you do across apps: copy something, keep a note in sight, or compare a few images. These guides show where the board helps and where a dedicated tool is a better fit.
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Clipboard and copied text
For people moving text and images between desktop apps. Learn when recent clipboard history helps and when a short working note needs to stay visible. See how FloatBoard handles copied text.
Clipboard cleanup workflow
Clear Clipboard History Without Losing Working Notes
Before clearing recent copied text, save lasting items elsewhere and keep only the current task’s note or image visible in FloatBoard.
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Web research workflow
Keep Copied Webpage Text Beside Image References
Use FloatBoard to keep a short sourced webpage excerpt and related image visible in one window while checking a claim or design.
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Windows screenshot workflow
Copy Text from a Screenshot and Keep the Image in View
Use Windows OCR tools to extract screenshot text, then keep corrected text and the source image side by side in FloatBoard for verification.
Read the guide →Notes that stay in view
For writing, learning, calls and debugging when the next instruction or reference disappears behind another window. Explore floating desktop notes.
Writing with notes
Keep Research Notes Visible While Writing
Pin short source notes and optional image references beside Word or Google Docs in FloatBoard; keep full citations in your project document.
Read the guide →Meeting notes & desktop workflow
Keep Personal Meeting Notes Visible During a Teams Call
Use a pinned FloatBoard note for private prompts during a Teams call, keep official decisions in shared notes, and check screen sharing.
Read the guide →Learning & desktop notes
Keep Tutorial Notes Visible While Practising on One Screen
Keep a timestamp, next action and expected result in a small pinned FloatBoard note while following a software tutorial on one monitor.
Read the guide →Small image working sets
For designers who need a few images beside their work. Keep the original files elsewhere and use the board for the current decision. See the text-and-image board.
Designers & illustrators
Keep Reference Images Visible While Designing
Build a small always-on-top image-and-note set in FloatBoard while designing; keep originals and source links in project files.
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Photo comparison workflow
Compare Photos Side by Side on Windows While You Work
Use Photos or Snap for full-size comparison, then keep a small FloatBoard image shortlist visible beside your browser or design app.
Read the guide →Developer workflow
Keep Code Snippets and Screenshots Visible While Debugging
Use FloatBoard as a small always-on-top text-and-image reference while fixing one UI bug; keep reusable snippets in a searchable library.
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Webpage screenshot workflow
Keep a Webpage Detail Screenshot Visible Beside Your Design
Capture a specific webpage detail with browser or OS tools, keep the crop and a source note in FloatBoard, and test the design idea.
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Image reference workflows
Keep Search-Page Image References Visible as You Browse
Build a small FloatBoard image-and-note working set across search pages, with one distinct role and source for each candidate.
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Clipboard & source tracking
Copy a Web Image to a Floating Board and Keep Its Source
Add a copied web image to a small FloatBoard working set and record the source page, creator and usage terms separately.
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Image quality workflow
Check an Original Image While Its Reference Tile Stays Visible
Use a FloatBoard image tile to track the candidate, inspect its original in a viewer, and record one finding before returning to work.
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Image reference workflows
Keep One Web Image Visible While Browsing
Pin one image and a source note in FloatBoard while you browse, then verify the original before using it in your design.
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Image reference workflows
Review a Small Image Grid, Then Check the Original
Use a small visible FloatBoard image grid to shortlist candidates, then open the original file to inspect detail or quality.
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Designers & illustrators
Shortlist Hero Photos With a Floating Image Board
Keep a few hero-photo candidates visible in FloatBoard while testing crop and text space in the real webpage layout.
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Two-image design workflow
Start a Two-Image Reference Board for One Design Decision
Keep two contrasting images and a brief decision note visible in FloatBoard while testing a new design direction.
Read the guide →About these guides
Published by FloatBoard, the app featured in these examples. Each guide addresses a specific workflow and explains when another tool is a better fit. Read our editorial approach.