How to Select Text on an iPad
- 1). Navigate to the text you want to select.
- 2). Touch and hold the text until a magnifying glass appears on top of the text. A blinking cursor appears where your finger is positioned.
- 3). Drag your finger to move the blinking cursor. Lift your finger from the iPad touchscreen to set the cursor in its current position. Selection buttons appear.
- 4). Tap "Select All" if you want to select all the text. More option buttons appear.
- 5). Tap "Select" to select only the word adjacent to the blinking cursor. Drag the blue dots of the highlighted word to redefine the selection area. More option buttons appear.
- 6). Select the "Cut" option to delete the selected text. Select "Copy" to copy the text.
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