Attachments: Ability to paste (cmd + v) a screen shot into the field from my clipboard

[Kevin_Rieg]

Would like the ability to past a screen shot into the attachments field.

Use case: If I am tracking visual changes to design project I can easily paste in a visual reference for the change.

[David_Krizan]

Hi @Stephen_Suen, no it’s definitely not working for me on the Mac desktop app (latest version). I’ve tried 100+ times and I just tried at least a dozen times more just now. I’m using Mac OS Mojave.

However, it is still working on the Web App.

[David_Krizan]

@Stephen_Suen It’s been nearly a month, any updates on this? This has been very annoying, as the last big updated REMOVED this very useful functionality from the Mac desktop app. Now whenever I want to post a screen capture to an Attachment field, I have to stop what I’m doing in the desktop app, open up a web browser, locate the particular record, and then do in the web app what I previously was able to do in the desktop app rather simply. This is very disruptive and to be completely frank, yes, this just really sucks…

[Kasra]

Hi David,

Thanks for your patience. This should be fixed in the desktop app now.

[David_Krizan]

Thanks @Kasra, I’m very happy to see this work again! :slightly_smiling_face: I previously had to open up the given record in a web browser and paste in a screen capture from there, which was very cumbersome.

[Stacey_Cummings]

David_Krizan:

Now what Airtable could/should do is put a ‘Paste from Clipboard’ option directly in the left sidebar (e.g., right after My Computer) to make this obvious and readily accessible!

I agree with that, add an option on the left. Took me forever to figure out how to do this. Tried everything, then searched the community and if I don’t click in exactly the right place on the header, it opens up my explorer window to hunt for file.

[David_Krizan]

Every single time I’ve explained this to other users (especially in remote calls), it’s always awkward and counter-intuitive. It’s like…“No, you can’t paste it into the cell, you have to click the plus icon and then…no, you can’t just keyboard shortcut paste or right-click paste, you have to click where the little computer icon is to give the panel focus and then paste via shortcut…no right-click menu, you have to Ctrl+V or Cmd+V to paste, but you have to click the top header first…” Then they ask me again a couple weeks later when they forgot.

So, simple solution, add a “Paste from Clipboard” icon/action and ideally a right-click action to paste. Don’t make people think here, it just adds confusion.

[Karlstens]

Thread Necro. It’s 2021, how is not being able to copy an image and paste it directly into an Airtable attachment cell not a thing yet? Can we please have some improvement here?

[USAfri_Admin]

Agreed – I’m a film editor and am pasting clips-stills all the time – in other apps like OmniOutliner. Even two clicks and some scrolling is not feasible, given the ease in other apps.

[Street_Team]

I second (third? fourth?) this idea. Having to expend the cell to paste from the clipboard slows down my workflow significantly. This would be a wonderful feature.

Thanks Airtable team!