Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Selecting text on phones and computers is something you most ...

While clicking and dragging is useful for selecting blocks of text, it can be cumbersome for finer selections, such as selecting individual characters or text that extends across multiple screens.

Here's how to use Select All on an iPhone or iPad to copy, paste, delete, and AutoFill text and more in a few easy taps. Plus, the secret trick to using Select All when the touch-and-hold technique ...

How to select non-contiguous text in a Google Doc Your email has been sent Google Docs, which is part of Google Workspace, supports non-contiguous text selection, which means you may select multiple ...

If you're constantly losing your place or having to start from nearly the beginning of text selection processes because your mouse twitches or your cursor gets away from you, stop getting "dragged" ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Not all text is equal. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac In iOS 13 and iPadOS, Apple rejigged the text-selection engine and the cut/copy/paste tools. And they’re amazing. For the last 10 years, ...

Android: All the things you can do with selected text and images Your email has been sent On your Android phone or tablet, you can select text, links and images in ...

Apple has improved the ways you can quickly select, copy, and paste text, but the new gestures take some learning — especially if you regularly used the previous ones. Only, if you were used to how to ...