{"id":12153,"date":"2021-12-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=12153"},"modified":"2021-12-06T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:28:10","slug":"have-you-tried-accessing-data-from-the-clipboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-accessing-data-from-the-clipboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Accessing Data from the Clipboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This month&#8217;s Have You Tried is all about copying data into AutoCAD using the clipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clipboard can be a convenient way to create a table from a spreadsheet that contains a door and window schedule. 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