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Text selection gestures
See
Cut, copy and paste information
TIP
feature
for information on working with text you've selected.
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 the
orange
key. Place your finger anywhere onscreen and drag your finger in
the direction you want to move the cursor.
and
Use the Copy All or Select All
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 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
the next paragraph, release
Shift
paragraph. Tapping any part of the highlighted selection deselects it.
Drag and drop
Tap and hold the item, drag it, and then lift your finger to drop it. You get a
visual cue that the item is ready to be dragged. For example, an icon in the
Launcher is ready to be dragged when you see a halo around the icon. A
Tap the location to insert the
, scroll, press
Shift
and tap the
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