Hi Robert...
Here is an untested thought....
Remember Menu Bar item added for Toggle Table View?
How about adding a menu bar item to cop an element to a variable, manipulate as needed to make a new variable. Then make another element equal to that variable?
May have three menu choices:
1. Make variable from current element. (vs. copy to clipboard) (Q&A-F11)
2. Paste variable into current element. (vs. paste from clipboard) (Q&A F12)
3. Copy current element, reformat if needed, and replace into current element. (Does 1 and 2 in same element)
Also may want to look at ClipMagic. I purchased this some years ago, but it is now freeware. More info at
www.clipmagic.com I load with Windows so it is available for all of my programs to use. (Does not create Sesame variables).