Enabling the clipboard action from Internet Explorer 11

The clipboard action is built around the browser access to the Windows operating system clipboard object and is supported by Internet Explorer only. The clipping function does not work with any other browser.

About this task

If you are using Internet Explorer configuration defaults, you are asked if you want to allow clipboard access each time you select the Copy link on a page. To use clipboard without being asked each time if you want to allow clipboard access, you can configure change Internet Explorer security settings for the appropriate zone.

Procedure

  1. Start Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Tools > Internet Options and click the Security tab.
  3. Select the zone, the zone is normally Intranet, but you might have to change it in the Internet and Trusted sites zones.
  4. Select Custom Level and then the Advanced tab.
  5. Scroll to the Allow clipboard access option.
  6. Select Allow > OK

Results

You can copy content directly to the clipboard without being asked if you want to allow clipboard access.

Note: If you want to enable clipboard access for IBM Curám only, restrict the setting to the site you are working with. Therefore, list the site in the zone where you also change the clipboard access. Select the zone that contains the site and select Sites. Alternatively, click Advanced on the Intranet zone to get the same list.

When the list is displayed, type in the IP address your site (for example: https://11.222.333.444:1010/Curam or https://oursite.ourorg.com:1010/Curam) and select Add. This action adds the additional security and the zone settings; the clipboard access is applied to the white-listed sites only.