Working With Text - HTC One M8 User Manual

Working with text

Selecting, copying, and pasting text
In HTC apps such as Messages or Mail, you can select text and apply
different actions to it.
1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the surrounding text
you want to select.
You can use the magnifier to zoom in while selecting your text. To
turn on the magnifier, go to Settings > Accessibility, and then
select the Show magnifier option. You'll see the magnifier when
you press and hold one of the text selection anchors.
3. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy.
The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.
4. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press
and hold at the point where you want to paste the text.
5. Tap Paste.
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