Editing Text - AT&T ADS1 Manual

Editing Text

You can select, copy, or cut the text you've entered, then paste it in another text field within or across applications.
NOTE
Some applications may offer their own way of selecting or copying text.
Selecting text
You select text that you want to cut or copy.
1. Tap the text field of the screen that contains the text to select.
2. Use the navigation keys on QWERTY keypad to move the cursor to the beginning or end of the text to select.
You can also tap in the text field to move the cursor in text.
3. Tap and hold the text field.
4. Tap Select text in the menu that opens.
Or tap Select all to select all the text in the text field.
5. Use the navigation keys on QWERTY keypad to select the text you want. Selected text is highlighted in orange.
You can also drag your finger to move the text cursor to a letter within the text that you want to select.
Cutting and copying text
1. Select the text to cut or copy it.
2. Tap and hold the selected text.
3. Tap Cut or Copy in the menu that opens.
If you tap Cut, the selected text is removed from the text field. In this case, the text is stored in a temporary area on the
phone, so that you can paste it into another text field.
Pasting text
1. Cut or copy the text to paste.
2. Tap the text field where you want to paste the text.
You can paste text that you copied from one application into the text field in any other application.
3. To move the cursor to the location where you want to paste the text.
4. Tap and hold the text field.
5. Tap Paste in the menu that opens.
The text is inserted at the cursor. The text that you pasted also remains in a temporary area on the phone, so you can
paste that same text into another location.
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