Two
of the basic editing tools on the phone are the cursor and the Delete
key. Delete has several gears—the longer you press it, the more it
erases. The cursor—or caret as it’s sometimes called—is useful for making surgical edits and cuts to something you’ve typed.
1. Place the Cursor
In
the text box, tap and hold your finger until the editing cursor
appears, drag it to the spot where you want to start editing text, and
then lift your finger.
2. Delete Characters and Words
To delete something you’ve typed, use the Delete key in one of the following ways:
Tap it once to erase a single character.
Press and hold the key to erase multiple characters. If you hold the key long enough, it starts to delete entire words.
Tap a word to highlight it, and then tap Delete.
Tip:
Here’s another trick for
placing the cursor that’s handy for longer words. Tap the word once to
highlight it, and then tap it again to place the cursor. Depending on
where you tap the word, the cursor shows up at the beginning or end of
it.
