WD: What Is a Scrap (.shs) File?

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

A scrap is a file that is created when you drag part of a document to the desktop.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, you can drag and drop selected document text, drawing objects, and graphics to the Windows 95 desktop. A desktop icon is created for the scrap file, along with a file located in the Windows\Desktop subfolder with an .shs extension. This file is a native program document that contains the information that was selected and dragged onto the Windows 95 desktop. If you select and delete the desktop icon, the corresponding .shs file is also deleted. You can select and drag a scrap file on the desktop into another document.

The Word for Windows scrap file document contains margin settings of 0 (zero) inches. When you drag the scrap document into another Word document, the scrap file conforms to the page setup of the existing Word document; thus, only the contents of the scrap file are transferred into the Word document.

To Put Part of a Document on the Desktop

1. Make sure that Word is not maximized (click the middle button in the upper-right corner).

2. In the document, select the text or graphic that you want to copy.

3. Drag it to the desktop. A scrap is created. You can now drag this scrap to other documents or programs.