Using a menu bar item, or keyboard shortcut, you simply select the content you need and paste it wherever you want. Simple and elegant.

It’s called Jumpcut. Download it from the author’s Sourceforge page.

OK, it’s not QuarkXPress or InDesign, but if you need a good basic layout program, I give Apple’s Pages a thumbs up. If it was only the MS Word import capability and the seamless export to PDF, it would be worth the $89 cost. But, there’s a lot more under the hood in this slick word processor/page layout hybrid.

Add in Keynote (a presentation program that imo is better than PowerPoint) and Numbers, a slick looking spreadsheet program and you’re good to go. It’s about 1/4th the cost of Microsoft’s Entourage Suite. BTW, the word is that the new 2008 version of Entourage is a dud. In any event, even if you can’t image life without Word on your PC, I’d encourage you to download the free 30 day trial.

For a pro environment, I’d never give up a “real” layout program, but if you are an occasional publisher, and you prefer a more visual approach to layout, (Pages includes some pretty nice templates) I think you’ll be happy with Apple’s latest version of Pages.

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