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PasteboardXT is OK
Don't listen to VF.
Pasteboard is an extremely useful XT and as someone mentioned was fixed shortly after it came out many years ago.
Don't be afraid of plugins and xtensions
It's great to see someone talking about these XTensions and plug-ins. People really need to get used to the idea that using a plug-in isn't weird or dangerous, but actually will help save time and money. The person who wrote about Pasteboard XT below didn't read the article very carefully.
--David Blatner, author, "real world quarkxPress 5"
VF got it wrong about PasteBoard XT
"VF" wrote in his comment that you shouldn't use PasteBoard XT. I think VF didn't read my paragraph completely. PasteBoard was released in early 1994, more than 8 years ago. Almost immediately, it was replaced by a version that does not require anyone to have PasteBoard to subsequently open a document. Bottom line: every version of PasteBoard after that first one in 1994 works just fine.
Just Don't Do It
Pasteboard XT
Do not install this plug in.
Do not install any plug in that then becomes a requirement for your system or software package without your knowledge or permission.
When this particular plug in first came out, it not only affected the systems of those who installed it, it also infected the systems of anyone (printers, service bureaus) who handled the infected file. This plug in acted as a virus and all so you can have a larger pasteboard.
Why install anything that does so little and can damage so much?
Think hard before you use plug ins and never ask advice from people who sell product. Ask the experts. Ask printers, production people, service bureaus. And only buy from reputable companies.
Otherwise, you can get yourself and your colleagues into some serious trouble with poor choices like Pasteboard XT.
Before you use an extension to allow you to put an original, layered Photoshop file into Quark, ask your printer if that file will still print correctly.
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should do it.