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🖇️ Copying Data from Your Local Computer to the PNR

You can copy data from your local computer into the Protected Network for Research (PNR) by using the built-in clipboard interface. This process allows for one-way data entry while preventing data from being copied back out of the PNR environment.

📋 Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Highlight the data on your local computer that you want to copy, then right-click on the selection.

  1. In the context menu, left-click on “Copy.”

  1. Inside the PNR virtual environment, locate the small arrow icon on the left-hand side of the screen. Left-click to open the control bar.

  1. In the control bar, left-click the third icon from the top (Clipboard).

  1. In the clipboard text box that opens:
  2. Right-click inside the box
  3. Then left-click on “Paste”

Note: Keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + V or Cmd + V will not work. You must use right-click to paste content from your local computer.

  1. You should now see your copied data appear in the clipboard text box.

  1. Highlight the data inside the clipboard box, then right-click and select “Copy.”

  1. Navigate to the location in the PNR where you want the data to be placed, then right-click in the window and select “Paste.”

  1. Your data should now appear inside the destination application or file.

🔒 Important Restrictions

  • You cannot copy data out of the PNR environment.
  • To export results securely, please use the Results Export process.

🔁 Clipboard Source Behavior

The clipboard system prioritizes whichever clipboard was last written to — either from your local computer or from within the PNR:

  • If you paste content into the shared clipboard, that will be used the next time you paste into the PNR.
  • If you copy content inside the PNR, that becomes the active clipboard content.
  • To switch back to using the shared clipboard:
  • Clear and re-edit the clipboard contents.
  • This resets the paste source to your local computer.