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Text selection gestures
For information on working with text after you select it, see
paste information
and
Use the Select All and Copy All
Insert the cursor in a text field:
Tap the location. See
information.
Move the cursor:
Tap the location to insert the cursor. Press and hold
Option
. Place your finger anywhere onscreen and drag your finger in the
direction you want to move the cursor.
Cut, copy, and
features.
Cut, copy, and paste
Select text when you can see a cursor:
cursor. Press and hold
Shift
. Place your finger anywhere onscreen and
drag your finger in the direction you want to select text. Tap the highlighted
text to deselect it.
Select a paragraph of text:
When you cannot insert a cursor in the text—
for example, on a web page or in an email message you received—the
smallest amount of text you can select is a whole paragraph. Press and hold
Shift
, and then tap a paragraph. Tap an adjacent paragraph to add it to
your selection (you can't skip around). If you need to scroll down to select
Tap the location to insert the
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