Serial Monitor Copy Operation Wanted on Windows

Can the Arduino IDE be improved so that output from the Serial Monitor can be copied to the clipboard or a file? I am staring at a problem on the screen and wishing I could take it to my desk so as to better understand program behavior.

Yes, I can use CoolTerm or some other terminal program but the Serial Monitor was just so convenient until now.

To copy the contents of Serial Monitor to the clipboard:

  • Uncheck the "Autoscroll" box.
  • Click on the output window of Serial Monitor.
  • Ctrl+A
  • Ctrl+C