HTC Jetstream manual Copying text, looking up information, and sharing, Selecting text

23 Basics

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select text and choose what you want to do with it.

Selecting text

1.Press and hold on a word.

2.Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to select.

To copy the address of a linked web page, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL.

Copying and pasting text

1.After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy. The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

2.In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text.

3.Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

1.After you have selected the text you want to search for or translate, tap Quick Lookup.

2.Tap one of the following tabs:

Google Search

Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that you selected.

Wikipedia

Look for related information on Wikipedia®, based on the text that you selected.