Basic Examples (4) 

Create a click-to-copy expression:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Mousing over the output of ClickToCopy displays a tooltip:

Clicking changes the tooltip display:

Display an expression in StandardForm, but copy as InputForm when clicked:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Display an expression in StandardForm, copy as InputForm when clicked, but interpret numerically if the entire output is copied:

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Copy the previous output, paste it in a new cell and evaluate:

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Scope (5) 

Create a list of click-to-copy expressions:

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Use Defer to prevent evaluation:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Copying a cell expression preserves that expression exactly on the clipboard:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Shorten the display of a large expression, but copy the entire thing when clicked:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Use Unevaluated to delay evaluation until clicked:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Click it again and then paste it to get a different color:

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Compare to using Defer:

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Click the preceding expression, then paste the result:

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Properties and Relations (1) 

ClickToCopy is just a formatting wrapper:

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Applications (2) 

Create a click-to-copy input cell:

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The cell can be clicked to copy the input as well as be evaluated normally:

Make all the input cells in a notebook click-to-copy:

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The notebook can be evaluated normally:

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