Using Cut, Copy, And Paste - Blackberry 850 User Manual

Composing and sending messages — Using cut, copy, and paste
You return to the Messages screen.
Note You can also change the message options from the Saved
Messages screen.

Using cut, copy, and paste

You can cut, copy, and paste text in messages, address book entries,
memos, calendar appointments and tasks. You can also copy text
from one function and paste it into another. For example, you could
copy the text from a memo and paste it into a message.
To cut and copy text in a message
1. In the Home screen, scroll to the COMPOSE icon and click. The
To: screen appears.
2. While composing a message, place your cursor next to the text
that you want to cut or copy.
3. Hold down the
selection mode. Roll the trackwheel to highlight the lines of text
that you want to cut or copy.
Tip To highlight one character at a time, hold the
you roll the trackwheel.
4. Click to view the menu. Scroll to Cut Selection or Copy
Selection and click.
To paste text in a message
1. In the Home screen, scroll to the COMPOSE icon and click. The
To: screen appears.
key and click the trackwheel to enter
ALT
key while
ALT
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