Clipboard messages are sent by Windows to an application when other applications try to access a window's clipboard. The following list briefly describes each clipboard message:
| Message | Description | |
| WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME | Requests the name of the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format. | |
| WM_CHANGECBCHAIN | Notifies viewing-chain members of a change in the chain. | |
| WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD | Signals that the contents of the clipboard are being destroyed. | |
| WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD | Signals an application to notify the next application in the chain of a clipboard change. | |
| WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD | Requests horizontal scrolling for the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format. | |
| WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD | Requests painting of the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format. | |
| WM_RENDERALLFORMATS | Notifies the clipboard owner that it must render the clipboard data in all possible formats. | |
| WM_RENDERFORMAT | Notifies the clipboard owner that it must format the last data copied to the clipboard. | |
| WM_SIZECLIPBOARD | Notifies the clipboard owner that the clipboard application's window size has changed. | |
| WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD | Requests vertical scrolling for the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format. |