.net - Copy paste from clipboard in c# windows text box in the same format -

i want copy word or excel or other external application applications textbox or richtextbox , save , retrieve data in same format, used message body sending emails.

can guide me through this?

you content word or excel (or other app) in html format end ideal email :

string data = clipboard.gettext(textdataformat.html); 

you html string header in front, @ links below examples how handle :

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmstall/archive/2007/01/21/html-clipboard.aspx

http://theartofdev.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/setting-html-and-plain-text-formatting-to-clipboard/

warning html produced word horrible there problems people when viewing such mails messy html.