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Cut, copy and paste information
You can copy any selectable text, and you can cut any selectable text that
you yourself entered, for example, in a memo or an email. This includes text
you can select by dragging the cursor and paragraphs you can select by
tapping them (see
Text selection
1
Select the text you want to cut or copy (see
2
Open the
application menu
3
Open the app and insert the cursor where you want to paste the text
(see
Text selection
gestures).
4
Open the
application menu
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You can also use keyboard shortcuts to cut, copy and paste. After selecting
the text or inserting the cursor, press and hold the gesture area until a light appears
under the surface of the gesture area, and press
(copy/select all, in the apps that support this feature).
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 menu
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.
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gestures).
Text selection
gestures).
and tap
Edit
>
Cut
or Copy.
and tap
Edit
> Paste.
X
(cut),
C
(copy),
V
(paste) or
application menu
and tap
and tap
Edit
>
Select
All. This
• 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 minimise 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
Use the menus
A
Most applications have an application menu hidden in the top left-hand
corner, which provides access to additional features. There is also a
connection menu hidden in the top right-hand corner, which provides
access to wireless services.
Some applications have additional menus. For example, in Photos, tap an
open picture and tap
picture (see Photos).
To get the most out of your phone, it's a good idea to familiarise 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
commands.
Go up one level in an app (back
Done
to save your information.
to display a menu of tasks you can do with the
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