How do I cut and paste on iPad?
4:02AM Tue, April 03 2012
@L_to_the_G
UK
press and hold again to paste.
4:07AM Tue, April 03 2012
@LKellyMagill
you double tap and hold the screen at the bit you want to cut until a wee box saying cut appears. Do the same for paste!
4:07AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Stphotina
London
hold finger on text you want to copy and a select option will appear, then you can grab the section you need.
4:07AM Tue, April 03 2012
@ccat446
lots of tapping!
4:07AM Tue, April 03 2012
@RWRL
Just hold your finger on a piece of text for a moment and all will become clear.
4:07AM Tue, April 03 2012
@danielmarten
Snaith, Yorkshire
hold your finger on the screen where you want and sum options appear
4:08AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Bobbon123
London, England
use a laptop!
4:09AM Tue, April 03 2012
@NationalCU
CU national office
Press the text/image until 'copy' appears, go to the new doc ... press and 'paste'
4:09AM Tue, April 03 2012
@david_taylor
Wales and London
press and hold then drag over the text. It's a bit fiddly
4:10AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Stphotina
London
to paste go to doc you want to paste into. Hold finger on screen and you should get a paste option.
4:10AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Maurahw7
Chula Vista
U will be like that, wow:
4:11AM Tue, April 03 2012
@YoungClaretbabe
Burnley
probably the same as you do on anything else, but I don't know
4:11AM Tue, April 03 2012
@ian_r47
England
With difficulty. Tap & hold down to get copy menu, then either drag shaded area or use two fingers to spread, then tap copy.
4:11AM Tue, April 03 2012
@nmclean77
Rossendale/Burn...
Press on what you want to copy a balloon appears -select copy - touch where you want to paste to - from balloon select paste
4:11AM Tue, April 03 2012
@chrispinto
Bournemouth, Dorset UK
same as iPhone
4:12AM Tue, April 03 2012
@garypickavance
Liverpool & lfc))
solvite and scissors!!
4:12AM Tue, April 03 2012
@tonykenny1975
Halifax
double click on the item in question and it should give the the option I select / select all then copy and paste option !
4:12AM Tue, April 03 2012
@anasaltikriti
London, UK
just press the bit you want to copy/cut for a while and an option caption will appear. Quite simple really.
4:12AM Tue, April 03 2012
@rossinlondon
London, United Kingdom.
Hold your finger down on the word you want to select, you can then include more text or click on the pop up cut/paste button
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Sammykaine
Scissors and prit-stick.
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@dodgyonskis
Chelmsford and London
please RT if you get any good answers!
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@ArifNathoo
keep your finger on what you want to copy, option should come up.keep your finger where you want to drop it,
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@andrewlomas
hold your finger on the text you want to cut: it should highlight the text along with the options cut/copy/etc
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@drearyagent
On pages? Press your finger down till you get the dot that gives you three options.
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@feellikeaking
Birmingham,Englnad
hold with finger.select,copy,paste
4:13AM Tue, April 03 2012
@n_martin1984
easy mate just double tap and highlight the content you want to cut.
4:14AM Tue, April 03 2012
@allansayers
England, USA, St Vincent.
just hold your finger down on it. Great app called i pad tips is cheap. The keyboard splits in half too if you push
4:14AM Tue, April 03 2012
@PatelUzair
hold word and the option should appear? Failing that press button and lock screen at same time for screenshot.
4:15AM Tue, April 03 2012
@vannoord
touch text and hold finger on it. Then you get options.
4:15AM Tue, April 03 2012
@waynedenner
Warrenpoint
Double tap the text area drag area chose copy then move to paste where you wish
4:15AM Tue, April 03 2012
@markawmaw
Taunton, Somerset
hold finger on selection then let go
4:15AM Tue, April 03 2012
@bikerkris
cardiff, UK
- scissors and glue, honest. I can't afford an ipad as staying warm, filling up my car and eating pasties leave me broke
4:16AM Tue, April 03 2012
@SimonRBoddy
, press your finger onto any text, it should highlight green then bring up a menu with option to cut. pasting works the same
4:16AM Tue, April 03 2012
@jontrumpeter
Chesham
same as iPhone, hold your thumb against the screen, then the cut paste option will appear.
4:16AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Jamerspad
Hereford England
highlight the text of image and hold it will appear
4:16AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Guiseleyjohn
Guiseley
well for a start, we normally use a table with a wipe clean tablecloth on. Next have you got rounded end scissors?
4:17AM Tue, April 03 2012
@MattD_46
Outside Southampton
#1stworldproblems ...
4:17AM Tue, April 03 2012
@simonphoward
Ketton, Rutland
Press and hold on screen, when copy comes up move the dots to cover the text you want and copy. Reverse to paste
4:17AM Tue, April 03 2012
@brenos100
Ireland
Hold finger over text... Then select all, copy (or cut) and select paste from options that appear. Hope that's clear :-)
4:18AM Tue, April 03 2012
@mr_s_wilder
London
just leave your finger there for a minute and a box will show up. don't think too much about it and it'll be easy
4:19AM Tue, April 03 2012
@suzieee
Oxford
Scissors, glue, stanley knife?
Sorry that's not helpful, is it?
#toomuchcaffeinetooearly
4:20AM Tue, April 03 2012
@kameelpremhid
I smack the screen furiously and a select/highlight box comes up with those options
4:20AM Tue, April 03 2012
@AKBenbow
Hold finger on a word, it gets highlighted, drag the corner to where you want. Release. Click paste.
4:21AM Tue, April 03 2012
@AmandaShepherd
Brighton, UK
when you find out, can you let me know?
4:22AM Tue, April 03 2012
@UnitedFansTV
Manchester
double click select or select all and then same for paste fella
4:22AM Tue, April 03 2012
@jamessmi
Soho, London
You used to work in government, you should know!
4:22AM Tue, April 03 2012
@JonGregan
depends on the app. Some don't allow it. Others keep your finger on the word till it says select, then cut/copy.
4:22AM Tue, April 03 2012
@dlittlewood
United Kingdom of England
hold your finger on the word you want to cut then an option window comes up. Do the same at the destination side but paste.
4:25AM Tue, April 03 2012
@JillyBrum
Tap on the text you want to cut and paste and it will show a blue border and give options, change area by moving blue dots
4:25AM Tue, April 03 2012
@NotDaveCameron
London, England
hold ur finger down until the copy option appears, drag the ends of area to copy what u want, then hold down again to paste
4:25AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Digital_Hobo
Nottingham, UK
Scissors and Copydex
4:26AM Tue, April 03 2012
@AnnaW90
Belfast/Dublin
If it's the same as an iPhone, then you hold your finger on text till it highlights and gives you select/copy/paste options.
4:29AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Grozwhit
I got a new iPad3 and still haven't found a decent word processor! Cutting & pasting are a thing of the future!
4:31AM Tue, April 03 2012
@PatJHennessy
Hold finger down on text, define it, select copy, go to bit where you want to paste, hold finger down, select paste.
4:36AM Tue, April 03 2012
@BiscuitGirl786
London
I love that the founder of the Cordoba foundation is giving ipad tips to spin doctor
Only on Twitter.
4:39AM Tue, April 03 2012
@tomwhild
double tap the word. Change the selection with blue dots and tap cut. To paste double tap the space and hit paste.
4:41AM Tue, April 03 2012
@MJD56
depress the text on the screen
4:46AM Tue, April 03 2012
@arielmou
Londres
keep your finger pressing against the phrase till dialogue appears, select, then choose cut or copy, go 2 where u insert,...
4:46AM Tue, April 03 2012
@arielmou
Londres
... Keep pressing at the insertion spot, choose paste. Voila!. Have a great day amigo.
4:48AM Tue, April 03 2012
@gwithiansunset
London (unfortu...
hold your finger over it & should pop up cut copy paste. Move blue golf balls over bit to copy.
4:56AM Tue, April 03 2012
@gwithiansunset
London (unfortu...
also install downloads lite for opening docs to read & keep. A file management thing
4:57AM Tue, April 03 2012
@gster84
Glasgow, UK
I think you would select the text. Copy it, the. Select it Again, delete it. Then paste it where you want it. #convoluted
5:02AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Kellyonthebeach
Leicestershire UK
press and hold the area you want to copy until the options come up onscreen
5:25AM Tue, April 03 2012
@anasaltikriti
London, UK
If only he'd asked me about Iraq in 2001.
5:30AM Tue, April 03 2012
@teeceegee
UK
touch what you want to copy and hold for about a second.
5:35AM Tue, April 03 2012
@shezzavague
Herne Hill, United Kingdom
some of those replies make you feel you were back at Forum?!
5:37AM Tue, April 03 2012
@ianeodavidson
Dundee, Scotland
Double tap the screen, a slide appears, manipulate it around text, cut/copy, then to paste double tap again and paste.
6:03AM Tue, April 03 2012
@Lilypopcat
it's really easy. Press on words to highlight. Press select or select all copy and paste. Find it easier than on computer
7:42AM Tue, April 03 2012
@TeflonJohn123
London
how do you do it then?
9:44AM Tue, April 03 2012
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England
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