I can't do the pinch gestures to select text on my I phone as no one has ever described to me what to do. If someone could describe how to do it I will have a go! On 3 Oct 2011, at 04:02, Garth Humphreys wrote:
> Hi > > I don't believe that this is possible. You can only select text where it is > editable. So for example if you wish to select some text that is in an email > you've been sent, you would first have to setup a reply to the email. This > makes the text editable and you then can go through and select some of it. > > You can make a selection by doing a pinch out gesture. The text will be > selected in increments of either character, word or line dependant upon your > current rota setting. You can also do a select all by setting the rota to > Edit and then flicking up. > > I don't know of anyway of selecting text on a web page directly. I guess you > could email the page to yourself and then do the Reply trick as outlined > above. > > Cheers > Garth >> >> -- > > > > > > Potluri > > > On 01/10/2011, at 7:27 PM, Venkatesh Potluri wrote: > >> Hi listers! >> I would like to know the gesture or the series of gestures that I have >> to perform to select text in EMails, web pages and in applications >> where there is text in iOs 4.3.5. I am using an iPhone 3gs. >> I need help in selecting multiple messages from a conversation to >> forward or delete. >> Thank you in advance. > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
