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Editing Text, Con Swype, Edit Existing Text, Copy, Delete, or Replace Text

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Configure Swype Choose Swype options. For more information, see Swype Settings. ■ Press and touch next to Swype. > Settings > Language and input, and then touch Editing Text Your tablet gives you many options to make entering text easier-including copying, cutting, and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, and more. Note: Some apps do not support text editing, while others may offer their own way to select and edit text. Edit Existing Text 1. Touch the text at the point you want to edit. The selection cursor displays at the point you touched. 2. Touch and drag to a better position, if necessary. 3. Enter additional text, or delete text by touching . Copy, Delete, or Replace Text 1. Touch and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is highlighted between selection cursors . 2. Touch and drag either cursor to select more or less text. 3. On the pop-up menu, touch:  Select all to highlight all text in the field.  Cut to remove the selected text.  Copy to save the selected text to the clipboard.  Paste to paste previously copied text.  Clipboard to display the text saved to the clipboard.  Translate to translate the highlighted word. For more information, see S Translator. 4. Enter text by typing or speaking to replace the selected text. 5. Touch to delete the selected text. Tablet Basics 29

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Configure Swype
Choose Swype options. For more information, see
Swype Settings
.
■
Press
and touch
>
Settings
>
Language and input
, and then touch
next to
Swype
.
Editing Text
Your tablet gives you many options to make entering text easier
—
including copying, cutting,
and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, and more.
Note
: Some apps do not support text editing, while others may offer their own way to select and
edit text.
Edit Existing Text
1.
Touch the text at the point you want to edit. The selection cursor
displays at the point
you touched.
2. Touch and drag
to a better position, if necessary.
3.
Enter additional text, or delete text by touching
.
Copy, Delete, or Replace Text
1.
Touch and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is highlighted
between selection cursors
.
2.
Touch and drag either cursor to select more or less text.
3. On the pop-up menu, touch:
Select all
to highlight all text in the field.
Cut
to remove the selected text.
Copy
to save the selected text to the clipboard.
Paste
to paste previously copied text.
Clipboard
to display the text saved to the clipboard.
Translate
to translate the highlighted word. For more information, see
S Translator
.
4.
Enter text by typing or speaking to replace the selected text.
5. Touch
to delete the selected text.