HTC G2 manual Copying text from messages, To copy text from a message

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Copying text from messages

You can copy text from messages you receive, so you can paste it into the message you compose or into text fields in other applications.

When you’re composing a message, you select, cut, copy, and paste text using basic editing techniques, as described in “Editing text” on page 49.

To copy text from a message

1Open a message and scroll to the beginning of the of text you want to copy

See “Reading your messages” on page 123.

2Press Menu and touch and touch More > Select text.

3Use your finger to drag across the text you want to copy.

OR

Use the Trackpad to move the small arrow to the beginning of the text you want to copy, and then press the Trackpad. Swipe your finger over the Trackpad to move the cursor to the end of the text you want to copy, and then press the Trackpad again.

The text you selected is copied to the clipboard.

You can now use the techniques described in “Editing text” on page 49 to paste the copied text into a message you compose or into a text field in another application.

User’s Guide T-Mobile G2