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Working with text

Working with text

M-Business Client provides cut, copy, and paste functions for working with text in channels, web pages, and forms, and for moving text between M-Business Client and other device applications.

Using the copy and paste feature

You can copy selected text from online documents or web pages to the device clipboard, then paste that selected text onto another form or into another application (such as Pocket Word) on your device.

Note

You cannot use copy and paste functions in M-Business Client dialogs.

♦To use the copy and paste feature

1.On your device, open a channel or web page.

2.To copy specific text within the page, drag your stylus to select the text you want to copy.

Note

In order to select portions of text within a channel or web page using your stylus, Dragging pen must be set to selects in your preferences. For information on how to enable text selection, see “Setting preferences” on page 141.

3.To copy an entire page, choose Tools»Select All.

4.Choose Tools»Copy.

The selected text is copied to the device clipboard; now it can be pasted into other pages or device applications.

5.Open the application or page that you want to paste the copied text into, tap where you want to paste, then choose Tools»Paste.

Using the cut and paste feature

You can cut selected text from form fields in online documents or web pages to the device clipboard, then paste that selected text onto another form or into another application (such as CE Word) on your device.

Note

You cannot use cut and paste functions in M-Business Client dialogs or HTML content.

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