Here is a simple example of how you can copy formatted text in an NSTextView to the clipboard/pasteboard. The default copy: method only copies plain text. –KevinWojniak

• (IBAction)copy:(id)sender { NSPasteboard *pb = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard]; NSTextStorage *textStorage = [self textStorage]; NSData *rtf = [textStorage RTFFromRange:[self selectedRange] documentAttributes:nil];

  if (rtf) { [pb declareTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSRTFPboardType] owner:self]; [pb setData:rtf forType:NSRTFPboardType]; } }

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It’s a good idea to put as much data as possible on the pasteboard; for example, when putting RTF data there, why not put plain text? The more types of data you can generate, the easier is it to integrate with other applications. EnglaBenny