Beyond the Basics

About Batch Mode

When using the Batch Clipboard keyboard shortcut CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + C the clipboard enters a new batch mode where items you copy get stored, and using CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V will paste them one-at-a-time replayed in the same order. After you paste all the items in the batch, the clipboard returns to normal.

So only use Batch Clipboard's special keyboard shortcuts when you're copying and pasting a batch of items, batch mode is not meant to be left on. If you've pasting some of the items from the batch but not all, leaving batch mode still on, then the clipboard will behave somewhat unexpectedly: if you copy something new, using Paste in the frontmost application will not paste that, but instead the next item in the batch. If you haven't started pasting items from the batch however, the clipboard will function similar to normal although you'll see the number beside the Batch Clipboard menu steadily increasing.

You may wish to cancel batch mode if you've changed you mind about pasting some or all of the items you copied. Cancelling is done with the Cancel Batch menu item (or a quicker way, see below).

However, if you've found you've copied the wrong thing, you perhaps don't need to cancel and start over. It is possible to delete an item from the batch, see Batch Mode Menu Items.

Also, while in batch mode and after you've started pasting from the batch, it's fine to copy more items. Those items copied will get added to the end of the batch, becoming the last items to paste.

Beyond the Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are the additional ways to use batch mode besides the keyboard shortcuts:

You may click the Batch Clipboard menu bar icon with CONTROL (^) pressed to enter batch mode (the menu doesn't open), or click the icon normally to open the menu and choose Start Batch.
You can exit batch mode, discarding the set of copies made, and return to normal clipboard behavior by again clicking the Batch Clipboard menu bar icon with CONTROL (^) pressed (the menu doesn't open), or click the icon normally to open the menu and choose Cancel Batch.
Once you're already in batch mode, you may use the frontmost application's normal Copy or Cut command instead of the Batch Clipboard keyboard shortcut, they'll still be added to the batch.

(So Batch Clipboard's special copy keyboard shortcut, or Copy to Batch menu item, is really just a convenient way to enter batch mode and then copy the first item)
You do need to paste using the Batch Clipboard keyboard shortcut CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V, or use the Paste from Batch & Advance menu item, to paste from the batch plus automatically advance to the next item. If you use Paste in the frontmost application then it will paste the next item in the batch but not advance.

You might, however, intentionally paste using the frontmost application's command to intentionally paste the next item in the batch multiple times, or if you need to use a special paste command in your application (such as Paste and Match Style).

(To do so with the first item in the batch, you need to first use the Start Replaying Item to put it on the clipboard. Before then, while just collecting items into the batch, the most recent item to be copied is left on the clipboard)

To then advance manually without pasting, use the Advance to Next Batch Item menu item.

Using the Start Batch Shortcut Instead

You may wish to forego the Batch Clipboard copy keyboard shortcut altogether and instead assign a shortcut to Start Batch. You may do so in the General panel of Batch Clipboard's Settings, see Settings.

Instead of the default workflow for Batch Clipboard:

CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + C,

CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + C,

...
CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V,

CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V,

...

your workflow will be:

your custom keyboard shortcut for Start Batch,
Copy or Cut using the frontmost application's commands,

Copy or Cut,

...
CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V,

CONTROL (^) + COMMAND (⌘) + V,

...

Less symmetrical and memorable, but you may prefer it.