HTC HTCONEUNLOCKEDBLACK manual Editing text, To edit text, To select text, Touch Select text

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Editing text

You can edit the text you enter in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications. Some applications don’t support editing some or all of the text they display.

To edit text

1Touch the text field that contains the text to edit.

2Use the Trackball to move the cursor to the location where you want to add or delete text.

The cursor is a vertical bar that indicates where text you type or paste will be inserted.

3Type, cut, paste, or delete text.

4Press the Back button when you’re finished typing, to close the keyboard. You may also have a Next or Done button on the keyboard, depending on the application and text field you’re typing in.

To select text

You select text that you want to cut or copy. Selected text is highlighted in orange.

1Touch the text field or other portion of the screen that contains the text to select.

2Use the trackball to move the cursor to the beginning or end of the text to select. You can also touch in the text field to move the cursor in text.

3Press & hold the trackball, or touch & hold the text field.

A menu opens with options for cutting, copying, and performing other tasks with the text field.

4Touch Select text.

Or touch Select all to select all the text in the text field.

5Roll the trackball to select the text you want.

6Press & hold the trackball again (or touch & hold the text field) to open a menu you can use to cut or copy your selection, select all the text, or stop selecting text.

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