# "Paste Special"Dialog Box [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/(Commands).md) → [03 Dialog Boxes](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/(Dialog%20Boxes).md) The PASTESPEC dialog box is used to set file format and link options for pasted date from clipboard.  ## Dialog Box Description: Users could nest file date or link it. The linked date could update when open it. When copying objects to clipboard, they will be saved in all available formats. When pasting objects from clipboard to a drawing, users could select a format for them. Relative Glossary: **Source** Display the file name which contains copied information. It also displays the special part of copied document. **Paste** Paste the content in clipboard to current drawing as a nested object. **Paste link** Paste the content in clipboard to current drawing. **As** Displaying the valid format, users could paste the content on clipboard to the current drawing in those formats. If selected the "DWG Entites" option, the program will convert the DWG Entities from clipboard to DWG objects. If the program does not convert the file format, the file will display as an OLE object. **Display as icon** Insert the icon of application program rather than date. Users could view or edit date by double-clicking the icon. ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/Paste%20Special-Dialog%20Box.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/Paste%20Special-Dialog%20Box.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/Paste%20Special-Dialog%20Box.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/Paste%20Special-Dialog%20Box.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/03%20Dialog%20Boxes/Paste%20Special-Dialog%20Box.md)