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(paste), or
A
(copy/select all, in the apps that support this feature). A
notification appears that the text has been successfully cut or copied.
Use the Copy All or Select All feature
Some applications offer a Copy All menu option. For example, in Messaging,
you can start or open a conversation, open the
Edit
>
Copy
All. This saves the entire conversation as plain text, which you
can paste in a memo, email message, and so on.
Other apps offer a Select All menu option. For example, in Memos, you can
open a memo, open the
application
highlights the full memo text, which you can cut or copy.
Some apps offer both the Copy All and Select All features to perform
different text selection tasks:
•
Email: In an open email message in Email, use Copy All to copy the entire
message (including header info such as sender, recipient, and subject), or
use Select All to select just the message body text (see
•
Contacts: On the contact details screen, use Copy All to copy the contents
of the contact entry as plain text; or, on the contact edit screen, insert the
cursor in a field and use Select All to highlight the contents of that field.
Save information
•
On most screens, your information is saved automatically. Just make the
back gesture to close the screen (see
gesture)), and your info is saved at the same time.
•
Your info is also saved if you minimize an app screen to a card and throw
the card off the top of the screen to close the app.
•
On screens with a Done button, tap
application
menu, and tap
menu, and tap
Edit
>
Select
All. This
Copy
messages).
Go up one level in an app (back
Done
to save your information.
Use the menus
Most applications have an application menu hidden in the upper-left corner,
which provides access to additional features. There is also a connection
menu hidden in the upper-right corner, which provides access to wireless
services.
Some applications have additional menus. For example, in Photos, tap an
open picture and tap
to display a menu of tasks you can do with the
picture (see Photos).
To get the most out of your phone, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself
with the additional features available through the menus in various
applications.
Open the application menu
The application menu contains items for the application you are working in,
such as Cut and Copy, Preferences, Help, and other application-specific
menu items. Help is available on the app menu of every application.
1
In an app, do one of the following:
•
Drag down from the upper-left corner of the phone (above the
screen) onto the screen.
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