Does anybody know how to create a new preview with clipboard contents?

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I would like to just press a shortcut key and then the preview should open with the contents of the clipboard. Is that possible?

Thanks for any help.

#2

ok, meanwhile my script works with this:

tell application “Preview”

activate

tell application “System Events”

keystroke “n” using command down

end tell

end tell

but still i have no found how to “bind” that to keystrokes which work “anywhere”

#3

If I understand you correctly, then you might try creating a service in Automator. You should then be able to assign a keyboard shortcut to that service.

FWIW, you likely won’t be able to use a shortcut like command-n as that does something in practically every application.

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