Copy Text on Android
This article teaches you how to copy and paste text on an Android phone or tablet.
10 Second Summary
1. Find text to copy.
2. Tap and hold a word.
3. Drag sliders to highlight more text.
4. Tap Copy.
5. Find a place to paste text.
6. Tap and hold the text box.
7. Tap Paste.
Steps
- Locate the text you want to copy. You can copy text nearly anywhere on your Android, such as in Chrome, Facebook, and messaging apps.
- Tap and hold a word in the text you want to copy. The word should now be highlighted. You’ll also see two sliders on either side of the highlighted area.
- Drag the sliders to highlight all text you want to copy. Drag the first slider to the beginning of the text area, and the second slider to the end. The text you want to copy should now be highlighted.
- Tap Copy. It’s right above the highlighted area. The highlighting and sliders will disappear, but the text is now copied.
- If you don’t see “Copy,” tap the icon at the top of the screen that looks like two overlapping sheets of paper.
- Find a place to paste the text. You can paste it anywhere that allows you to enter text (e.g. email, Google, social media, etc).
- Tap and hold the text/typing box. You can release your finger when the “Paste” button appears.
- Tap Paste. The copied text will now appear.
