How do I access the clipboard to copy and paste text, images or generic objects?

Abstract 
This short sample details how to access the clipboard to copy and paste text, images or generic objects. In order to do so this sample uses the Clipboard Class.
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How Do I Video
The corresponding How-Do-I video can be found here.

Source Code
Visual Basic | C#

Additional Resources
.NET Framework Class Library – The Clipboard Class

Prerequisites
The examples were created using Visual Basic 2008 Express/Visual C# 2008 Express but do also apply to earlier versions of Visual Studio.

Enjoy!

   Daniel