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How do I copy text from Windows applications to the DOS version of Vim?

April 26, 2017applications copy dos text version Vim Windows

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How do I copy text from Windows applications to the DOS version of Vim?

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From John Velman, : 1. To get Vim to run in a window, instead of full screen, press . This toggles back and forth between full screen and a DOS window. 2. Issue the command “:set paste”. 3. To paste something *into* Vim, put Vim in insert mode. 4. Put the text you want to paste on the windows clipboard. 5. Click the control box in the upper left of the Vim window. (This looks like a big minus sign). If you don’t want to use the mouse, you can get this with . 6. On the resulting dropdown menu choose ‘Edit’. 7. On the child dropdown menu choose ‘Paste’ 8. Issue the command “:set nopaste”. To copy something from the Vim window to the clipboard, 1. Select the control box to get the control drop down menu. 2. Select ‘Edit’. 3. Select ‘Mark’. 4. Using either the the keys or the mouse, select the part of the Vim window that you want to copy. To use the keys, use the arrow keys, and hold down shift to extend the selection. 5. When you’ve comp