That is correct. Make sure you are in edit, select paste by flicking up or down to it, and double tap. But for Kindle, not so much. I hope somebody else comes along and explains how they have had success with Kindle.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2018, at 8:02 AM, Vicki W. <vwher...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Thank you. So I assume that to paste, you simply go where you need to paste > the material, make sure edit is selected in the roter and paste it? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Otten > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:36 AM > Subject: Re: selecting text > > The different applications you mentioned do text selection differently. The > standard method provided by apple for text selection does not work in Kindle. > That’s standard method is to have text selection in your rotor. Then switch > to that, and you can adjust the granularity of text selection by flicking up > or down, with choices like word, line, page, and all. Once you have the > granularity you want, swipe right and listen as text is read and selected. > Once you have selected everything you want, change the rotors selection to > edit, copy or cut whatever you want by flicking up or down and then double > tapping on your choice. If, while you are selecting text, you select more > than you want, swipe to the left, and what you just selected, the last thing > that is, will be deselected. > > Unfortunately, I can’t remember how you were supposed to select text in > Kindle. It does not work for me, whatever it is, and now I can’t find how to > actually do it. That text selection method by Apple is not made available > within the Kindle app, so you can’t use it. I don’t know about word, because > I don’t use Word on my phone. But I assume, something dangerous I guess, that > the standard Apple meth should work in Word. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 15, 2018, at 7:23 AM, Vicki W. <vwher...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Can someone please tell me how to select text on my IPhone? It's something I >> haven't had to do and will be doing a lot of soon. >> >> I will be doing it primarily in Kindle, Word and some using Safari. >> >> I have IOS 12.1. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Vicki >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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