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  The following list contains the system-defined Clipboard formats:
 
  Value                Meaning
 
  CF_BITMAP            The data is a bitmap.
 
  CF_DIB               The data is a memory block containing a BITMAPINFO
                       structure followed by the bitmap data.
 
  CF_DIF               The data is in Software Arts' Data Interchange
                       Format.
 
  CF_DSPBITMAP         The data is a bitmap representation of a private
                       format. This data is displayed in bitmap format in
                       lieu of the privately formatted data.
 
  CF_DSPMETAFILEPICT   The data is a metafile representation of a private
                       data format. This data is displayed in
                       metafile-picture format in lieu of the privately
                       formatted data.
 
  CF_DSPTEXT           The data is a textual representation of a private
                       data format. This data is displayed in text format
                       in lieu of the privately formatted data.
 
  CF_METAFILEPICT      The data is a metafile (see description of the
                       METAFILEPICT structure).
 
  CF_OEMTEXT           The data is an array of text characters in the OEM
                       character set. Each line ends with a carriage
                       return-linefeed (CR-LF) combination. A null
                       character signals the end of the data.
 
  CF_OWNERDISPLAY      The data is in a private format that the clipboard
                       owner must display.
 
  CF_PALETTE           The data is a color palette.
 
  CF_SYLK              The data is in Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK)
                       format.
 
  CF_TEXT              The data is an array of text characters. Each line
                       ends with a carriage return/linefeed (CR-LF)
                       combination. A null character signals the end of
                       the data.
 
  CF_TIFF              The data is in Tag Image File Format.
 
  Private data formats in the range of CF_PRIVATEFIRST to CF_PRIVATELAST
  are not automatically freed when the data is deleted from the clipboard.
  Data handles associated with these formats should be freed upon
  receiving a WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD message.
 
  Private data formats in the range of CF_GDIOBJFIRST to CF_GDIOBJLAST
  will be automatically deleted with a call to DeleteObject when the data
  is deleted from the clipboard.
 
 
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