[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":806},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-content":3,"download-modal-content":87,"use-case-navigation":124,"blog-post-\u002Fblog\u002Fsequential-paste-mac":145},{"id":4,"extension":5,"footer":6,"meta":74,"nav":75,"stem":85,"__hash__":86},"site\u002Fdata\u002Fsite.yml","yml",{"description":7,"columns":8,"socials":55,"builtBy":72},"Pastea saves every screenshot, snippet, link, and code block you copy, then lets you search, pin, and paste it back in seconds. Your clipboard, with a memory.",[9,21,25,43],{"title":10,"links":11},"Product",[12,15,18],{"label":13,"to":14},"Features","\u002F#features",{"label":16,"to":17},"Pricing","\u002F#pricing",{"label":19,"to":20},"Updates","\u002Fchangelog",{"title":22,"source":23,"links":24},"Use cases","useCasePages",[],{"title":26,"links":27},"Navigation",[28,31,34,37,40],{"label":29,"to":30},"Home","\u002F",{"label":32,"to":33},"FAQs","\u002F#faq",{"label":35,"to":36},"Blog","\u002Fblog",{"label":38,"to":39},"Help","\u002Fhelp",{"label":41,"to":42},"Contact","\u002Fcontact",{"title":44,"links":45},"Company",[46,49,52],{"label":47,"to":48},"About","\u002Fabout",{"label":50,"to":51},"Privacy","\u002Fprivacy",{"label":53,"to":54},"Terms","\u002Fterms",[56,60,64,68],{"icon":57,"label":58,"href":59},"youtube","YouTube","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@PasteaApp",{"icon":61,"label":62,"href":63},"linkedin","LinkedIn","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fpastea",{"icon":65,"label":66,"href":67},"x","X","https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fpasteaapp",{"icon":69,"label":70,"href":71},"instagram","Instagram","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fpasteaapp\u002F",{"label":73,"href":48},"Nexo Labs",{},{"links":76,"cta":82},[77,78,80,81],{"label":13,"to":14},{"label":22,"to":79,"source":23},"\u002F#use-cases",{"label":16,"to":17},{"label":35,"to":36},{"label":83,"to":84},"Download","\u002Fdownload","data\u002Fsite","ACmqL95diXEt9h8Qbnt3yG0J3VbAq2RNuZuPmH-jS50",{"id":88,"title":89,"automaticText":90,"closeLabel":91,"extension":5,"followLabel":92,"manualLabel":93,"meta":94,"socials":95,"stem":100,"steps":101,"__hash__":123},"downloadModal\u002Fdata\u002Fdownload-modal.yml","Set up Pastea in 4 quick steps","Your download should start automatically. If it doesn’t,","Close","Follow us","download Pastea manually.",{},[96,97,98,99],{"icon":69,"label":70,"href":71},{"icon":61,"label":62,"href":63},{"icon":65,"label":66,"href":67},{"icon":57,"label":58,"href":59},"data\u002Fdownload-modal",[102,108,113,118],{"label":103,"title":104,"text":105,"image":106,"imageAlt":107},"Step 1","Open the installer","Open Pastea.dmg from your Downloads folder","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-1.webp","",{"label":109,"title":110,"text":111,"image":112,"imageAlt":107},"Step 2","Install Pastea","Drag Pastea app into your Applications folder.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-2.webp",{"label":114,"title":115,"text":116,"image":117,"imageAlt":107},"Step 3","Find Pastea","Open your Applications folder and search for Pastea.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-3.webp",{"label":119,"title":120,"text":121,"image":122,"imageAlt":107},"Step 4","Open Pastea","Click the Pastea icon in your Mac’s menu bar to open the app.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-4.webp","Q1sHsBaPULfPDxaBsUNumg5sz4ttjqh5HTXAxBrY0M8",[125,130,135,140],{"path":126,"order":127,"navLabel":128,"navDescription":129},"\u002Ffor-developers","1","For Developers","Snippets, commands, and API responses on tap",{"path":131,"order":132,"navLabel":133,"navDescription":134},"\u002Ffor-designers","2","For Designers","Colors, references, and assets in reach",{"path":136,"order":137,"navLabel":138,"navDescription":139},"\u002Ffor-researchers","3","For Researchers","Quotes, sources, and notes, searchable",{"path":141,"order":142,"navLabel":143,"navDescription":144},"\u002Ffor-marketers","4","For Marketers","Campaign copy, links, and UTMs ready to go",{"id":146,"title":147,"author":148,"body":149,"category":794,"date":795,"description":796,"extension":797,"image":798,"meta":799,"navigation":800,"path":801,"seo":802,"sitemap":803,"stem":804,"__hash__":805},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fsequential-paste-mac.md","How to Paste Multiple Items in Order on Mac","Pastea Team",{"type":150,"value":151,"toc":752},"minimark",[152,156,164,179,184,217,220,224,227,230,248,251,257,260,264,267,270,273,354,363,367,372,377,380,386,389,399,403,410,413,435,438,442,445,448,451,455,458,461,465,470,475,478,482,485,494,498,501,505,508,512,515,519,522,526,529,533,536,540,543,547,550,554,559,563,566,569,573,576,580,587,591,594,598,601,605,608,612,615,619,625,629,640,644,647,651,654,658,661,665,668,671,674,682,686,689,694,697,707,711],[153,154,155],"p",{},"You need to move a name, email address, phone number, and account ID from one app into four separate fields in another.",[153,157,158,159,163],{},"The usual method makes you switch between the two apps four times. A sequential paste queue changes the pattern: copy every value first, switch once, then press ",[160,161,162],"code",{},"Command-V"," repeatedly. Each press pastes the next item.",[153,165,166,167,170,171,175,176,178],{},"In Pastea, press ",[160,168,169],{},"Shift-Command-C"," to start ",[172,173,174],"strong",{},"Sequence Paste",", copy the items in order, move to the destination, and press ",[160,177,162],{}," once per field.",[180,181,183],"h2",{"id":182},"the-short-version","The short version",[185,186,187,194,197,200,203,208,214],"ol",{},[188,189,190,191,193],"li",{},"Press ",[160,192,169],{},".",[188,195,196],{},"Copy item A, item B, and item C.",[188,198,199],{},"Drag the rows if you need to change their order.",[188,201,202],{},"Click the first destination field.",[188,204,190,205,207],{},[160,206,162],{}," to paste item A.",[188,209,210,211,213],{},"Move to the next field and press ",[160,212,162],{}," again for item B.",[188,215,216],{},"Repeat until the queue is complete.",[153,218,219],{},"Pastea leaves the Sequence Paste window visible beside your work and marks each completed row, so you do not have to remember which value comes next.",[180,221,223],{"id":222},"what-is-sequential-paste","What is sequential paste?",[153,225,226],{},"Sequential paste is a clipboard workflow that collects several separate copies in an ordered queue. Each paste action consumes or advances past one item instead of pasting the same current clipboard value again.",[153,228,229],{},"It is often called:",[231,232,233,236,239,242,245],"ul",{},[188,234,235],{},"a paste queue;",[188,237,238],{},"paste stack;",[188,240,241],{},"sequential clipboard;",[188,243,244],{},"copy queue;",[188,246,247],{},"FIFO paste, when the first item copied is the first one pasted.",[153,249,250],{},"The names vary, but the useful test is simple:",[252,253,254],"blockquote",{},[153,255,256],{},"After copying A, B, and C, can you press Paste three times and get A, then B, then C without reopening a history picker?",[153,258,259],{},"Clipboard history alone does not guarantee that behavior.",[180,261,263],{"id":262},"why-ordinary-clipboard-history-is-not-a-queue","Why ordinary clipboard history is not a queue",[153,265,266],{},"macOS Tahoe and later can show recent clipboard history in Spotlight. That solves accidental replacement: you can find an earlier item and copy it back to the active clipboard.",[153,268,269],{},"But each retrieval is a choice. You open the history, find an item, copy it, return to the destination, and paste it.",[153,271,272],{},"A queue is different because the order is prepared once. The destination controls the pace after that.",[274,275,276,295],"table",{},[277,278,279],"thead",{},[280,281,282,286,289],"tr",{},[283,284,285],"th",{},"Workflow",[283,287,288],{},"Best for",[283,290,291,292,294],{},"What ",[160,293,162],{}," does",[296,297,298,310,321,332,343],"tbody",{},[280,299,300,304,307],{},[301,302,303],"td",{},"Current Mac clipboard",[301,305,306],{},"One item",[301,308,309],{},"Pastes the same current item",[280,311,312,315,318],{},[301,313,314],{},"Spotlight clipboard history",[301,316,317],{},"Recovering a recent item",[301,319,320],{},"Pastes whichever item you copied back from Spotlight",[280,322,323,326,329],{},[301,324,325],{},"Clipboard-manager history",[301,327,328],{},"Searching and reusing older clips",[301,330,331],{},"Pastes the clip you selected",[280,333,334,337,340],{},[301,335,336],{},"Multi-select paste",[301,338,339],{},"Sending several chosen clips together",[301,341,342],{},"Pastes a combined selection in one action",[280,344,345,348,351],{},[301,346,347],{},"Sequential paste queue",[301,349,350],{},"Filling separate fields in order",[301,352,353],{},"Pastes the next queued item on each press",[153,355,356,357,362],{},"Our broader guide to ",[358,359,361],"a",{"href":360},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcopy-paste-multiple-items-mac","copying and pasting multiple items on Mac"," covers Finder selections, Spotlight history, collected lists, multi-select, and queues. This guide focuses on the last workflow.",[180,364,366],{"id":365},"how-to-use-sequence-paste-in-pastea","How to use Sequence Paste in Pastea",[153,368,369,370,193],{},"Pastea added Sequence Paste in version 1.10. The default shortcut is ",[160,371,169],{},[373,374,376],"h3",{"id":375},"_1-start-a-new-sequence","1. Start a new sequence",[153,378,379],{},"Press:",[153,381,382],{},[172,383,384],{},[160,385,169],{},[153,387,388],{},"A small Sequence Paste window opens beside the pointer. It stays above the app you are working in, so you can keep collecting without moving to Pastea's main panel.",[153,390,391,392,395,396,193],{},"If the shortcut conflicts with another app, change ",[172,393,394],{},"Open Sequence Paste"," in ",[160,397,398],{},"Pastea → Settings → Shortcuts",[373,400,402],{"id":401},"_2-copy-each-item-normally","2. Copy each item normally",[153,404,405,406,409],{},"Use ",[160,407,408],{},"Command-C"," on each value in the order you want to paste it.",[153,411,412],{},"For example:",[185,414,415,420,425,430],{},[188,416,417],{},[160,418,419],{},"Younes Ben",[188,421,422],{},[160,423,424],{},"younes@example.com",[188,426,427],{},[160,428,429],{},"+212 555 0102",[188,431,432],{},[160,433,434],{},"ACCT-2048",[153,436,437],{},"Each copy appears as a separate row in the Sequence Paste window. You can remain in the source document until you have collected the full run.",[373,439,441],{"id":440},"_3-fix-the-order-before-pasting","3. Fix the order before pasting",[153,443,444],{},"If the items arrived in the wrong order, drag a row by its handle.",[153,446,447],{},"You can also reverse the complete run. That is useful when the source is easiest to copy from bottom to top but the destination expects top to bottom.",[153,449,450],{},"Remove any row that should not be part of the run before you start pasting.",[373,452,454],{"id":453},"_4-switch-to-the-destination-once","4. Switch to the destination once",[153,456,457],{},"Click the first field, cell, or insertion point in the destination app.",[153,459,460],{},"The Sequence Paste window does not take keyboard focus away from that app. It remains visible as a reference while your destination stays active.",[373,462,464],{"id":463},"_5-press-command-v-for-each-item","5. Press Command-V for each item",[153,466,190,467,469],{},[160,468,162],{}," once. Pastea inserts the first unpasted row and marks it with a tick.",[153,471,210,472,474],{},[160,473,162],{}," again. Pastea inserts the next row.",[153,476,477],{},"You control the timing. Pastea does not dump the whole queue into the document at once, so you can click, press Tab, type extra context, or move to another app between items.",[373,479,481],{"id":480},"_6-reuse-or-start-over","6. Reuse or start over",[153,483,484],{},"After the final item, you can send the same run through again or start a fresh sequence.",[153,486,487,488,490,491,493],{},"Pressing ",[160,489,169],{}," while the window is already open starts a new sequence. Close the window when you want ordinary ",[160,492,162],{}," behavior with no active queue.",[180,495,497],{"id":496},"useful-controls-inside-the-queue","Useful controls inside the queue",[153,499,500],{},"Sequence Paste is deliberately small, but the controls matter when the source and destination do not line up perfectly.",[373,502,504],{"id":503},"paste-one-row-out-of-order","Paste one row out of order",[153,506,507],{},"Right-click a row and paste that item directly into the active app. Use this when one destination field is out of sequence but the rest of the queue is correct.",[373,509,511],{"id":510},"paste-the-whole-run-as-a-bulleted-list","Paste the whole run as a bulleted list",[153,513,514],{},"The row menu can paste the run as a bulleted list. That is useful when the same material belongs in a document or message rather than separate form fields.",[373,516,518],{"id":517},"remove-a-row","Remove a row",[153,520,521],{},"Delete an accidental or irrelevant copy from the run before it reaches the destination.",[373,523,525],{"id":524},"drag-to-reorder","Drag to reorder",[153,527,528],{},"Rearrange individual rows instead of returning to the source and copying everything again.",[373,530,532],{"id":531},"reverse-the-run","Reverse the run",[153,534,535],{},"Turn the full order around with one control. This is faster than dragging a long sequence one row at a time.",[373,537,539],{"id":538},"repaste-the-completed-run","Repaste the completed run",[153,541,542],{},"Reset the ticks and send the same values through another set of fields. This is useful when two records need the same structured data.",[180,544,546],{"id":545},"where-a-paste-queue-saves-the-most-time","Where a paste queue saves the most time",[153,548,549],{},"The best use cases have two properties: the values come from one place, and the destination expects them separately.",[373,551,553],{"id":552},"forms-and-crm-records","Forms and CRM records",[153,555,556,557,193],{},"Copy a person's name, company, email, phone number, and reference. Switch to the CRM once, then move through its fields with Tab and ",[160,558,162],{},[373,560,562],{"id":561},"spreadsheet-entry","Spreadsheet entry",[153,564,565],{},"Collect values from a PDF, email, web dashboard, or document. Paste one value per cell without reopening the source after every row.",[153,567,568],{},"If the source is already a clean table, importing or pasting the whole table may be better. A queue helps when the values are scattered or the destination requires manual placement.",[373,570,572],{"id":571},"cms-and-ad-platforms","CMS and ad platforms",[153,574,575],{},"Copy a headline, description, CTA, destination URL, and tracking value. Paste them into separate fields in the order the form asks for them.",[373,577,579],{"id":578},"design-systems","Design systems",[153,581,582,583,586],{},"Copy a series of color values or labels, then paste each one into a separate Figma variable field. Pastea's ",[358,584,585],{"href":131},"designer workflow page"," uses this exact pattern.",[373,588,590],{"id":589},"issue-templates-and-release-forms","Issue templates and release forms",[153,592,593],{},"Prepare a title, summary, reproduction steps, expected result, and reference URL. A queue preserves the structure while still letting you pause to edit between sections.",[373,595,597],{"id":596},"repetitive-account-setup","Repetitive account setup",[153,599,600],{},"Move a display name, username, support address, domain, and identifier into a setup flow. The queue reduces window switching without turning the process into a blind macro.",[180,602,604],{"id":603},"when-not-to-use-a-sequential-queue","When not to use a sequential queue",[153,606,607],{},"A queue is specialized. Another method is often simpler.",[373,609,611],{"id":610},"use-a-normal-copy-when-there-is-only-one-item","Use a normal copy when there is only one item",[153,613,614],{},"Starting a queue adds no value for one paste.",[373,616,618],{"id":617},"use-finder-multi-selection-when-several-files-move-together","Use Finder multi-selection when several files move together",[153,620,621,622,624],{},"Select all the files, press ",[160,623,408],{},", and paste them as one group. A queue is useful only when they need separate destinations or timing.",[373,626,628],{"id":627},"use-spotlight-history-to-recover-one-recent-copy","Use Spotlight history to recover one recent copy",[153,630,631,632,635,636,639],{},"On macOS Tahoe or later, press ",[160,633,634],{},"Command-Space",", then ",[160,637,638],{},"Command-4",". You do not need a dedicated queue to retrieve one overwritten item.",[373,641,643],{"id":642},"use-pastea-history-when-you-do-not-know-the-order-yet","Use Pastea history when you do not know the order yet",[153,645,646],{},"Searchable history is better for “find the JSON response from this morning.” A queue is better for “paste these four values into the next four fields.”",[373,648,650],{"id":649},"use-a-pastea-list-for-a-long-lived-collection","Use a Pastea list for a long-lived collection",[153,652,653],{},"Sequence Paste is a short task. Lists are for material you want to keep organized and reuse later. A research project, launch assets, or a stable set of links belongs in a list rather than a temporary run.",[373,655,657],{"id":656},"use-automation-for-a-deterministic-repeatable-process","Use automation for a deterministic repeatable process",[153,659,660],{},"If the same form is filled hundreds of times from structured data, import tools, scripts, or proper automation may be safer and faster. A paste queue is helpful when a person still needs to decide where each value goes.",[180,662,664],{"id":663},"keep-the-queue-visible-and-verify-the-destination","Keep the queue visible and verify the destination",[153,666,667],{},"Sequential paste reduces switching, but it does not know what a field means.",[153,669,670],{},"Before each paste, check that the right destination has focus. A phone number pasted into a public message or a private note pasted into a search box is still a mistake, even if the queue worked exactly as designed.",[153,672,673],{},"Also remember that Pastea captures the copies in its normal history while capture is enabled. Use ignored apps, ignored content types, concealed-item exclusion, or a temporary capture pause when handling passwords and confidential information. A password manager is a better home for credentials than any paste queue.",[153,675,676,677,681],{},"The ",[358,678,680],{"href":679},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-pastea-keeps-your-clipboard-private","Pastea privacy guide"," explains the controls and storage boundaries.",[180,683,685],{"id":684},"a-queue-should-remove-switching-not-judgment","A queue should remove switching, not judgment",[153,687,688],{},"The point of sequential paste is not to automate every field. It is to remove the mechanical loop:",[252,690,691],{},[153,692,693],{},"copy → switch → paste → switch back",[153,695,696],{},"You copy the run, switch once, and keep control over every destination. That makes queues especially useful for forms, spreadsheets, design tools, and content systems where the order is known but the placement still needs a person.",[153,698,699,700,703,704,706],{},"Pastea includes Sequence Paste alongside searchable history, lists, and Quick Paste. ",[358,701,702],{"href":84},"Try Pastea for seven days",", press ",[160,705,169],{},", and test it with a disposable three-item run before using it on real data.",[180,708,710],{"id":709},"sources","Sources",[231,712,713,718,723,731,738,745],{},[188,714,715],{},[358,716,717],{"href":20},"Pastea Changelog: Sequence Paste in version 1.10",[188,719,720],{},[358,721,722],{"href":39},"Pastea Help",[188,724,725],{},[358,726,730],{"href":727,"rel":728},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fen-us\u002F102553",[729],"nofollow","Apple: How to copy and paste on Mac",[188,732,733],{},[358,734,737],{"href":735,"rel":736},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fguide\u002Fmac-help\u002Fsearch-your-clipboard-history-mchl40d5b86b\u002Fmac",[729],"Apple: Search your Clipboard history in Spotlight on Mac",[188,739,740],{},[358,741,744],{"href":742,"rel":743},"https:\u002F\u002Fclipbook.app\u002Fblog\u002Fclipbook-1.33.0\u002F",[729],"ClipBook: Copy sequence",[188,746,747],{},[358,748,751],{"href":749,"rel":750},"https:\u002F\u002Fapps.apple.com\u002Fus\u002Fapp\u002Fpaste-queue\u002Fid1380017883?mt=12",[729],"Paste Queue on the Mac App Store",{"title":107,"searchDepth":753,"depth":753,"links":754},2,[755,756,757,758,767,775,783,791,792,793],{"id":182,"depth":753,"text":183},{"id":222,"depth":753,"text":223},{"id":262,"depth":753,"text":263},{"id":365,"depth":753,"text":366,"children":759},[760,762,763,764,765,766],{"id":375,"depth":761,"text":376},3,{"id":401,"depth":761,"text":402},{"id":440,"depth":761,"text":441},{"id":453,"depth":761,"text":454},{"id":463,"depth":761,"text":464},{"id":480,"depth":761,"text":481},{"id":496,"depth":753,"text":497,"children":768},[769,770,771,772,773,774],{"id":503,"depth":761,"text":504},{"id":510,"depth":761,"text":511},{"id":517,"depth":761,"text":518},{"id":524,"depth":761,"text":525},{"id":531,"depth":761,"text":532},{"id":538,"depth":761,"text":539},{"id":545,"depth":753,"text":546,"children":776},[777,778,779,780,781,782],{"id":552,"depth":761,"text":553},{"id":561,"depth":761,"text":562},{"id":571,"depth":761,"text":572},{"id":578,"depth":761,"text":579},{"id":589,"depth":761,"text":590},{"id":596,"depth":761,"text":597},{"id":603,"depth":753,"text":604,"children":784},[785,786,787,788,789,790],{"id":610,"depth":761,"text":611},{"id":617,"depth":761,"text":618},{"id":627,"depth":761,"text":628},{"id":642,"depth":761,"text":643},{"id":649,"depth":761,"text":650},{"id":656,"depth":761,"text":657},{"id":663,"depth":753,"text":664},{"id":684,"depth":753,"text":685},{"id":709,"depth":753,"text":710},"Guides","2026-09-21","Use a sequential paste queue on Mac to copy several values, switch apps once, and make each Command-V paste the next item in order.","md","\u002Fimg\u002Fsequential-paste-mac-watercolor.png",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fsequential-paste-mac",{"title":147,"description":796},{"loc":801},"blog\u002Fsequential-paste-mac","_7_mniKua578XwuqOhj7Kj7k9nBgIntiNkdIT8ARVWA",1790034297601]