On the touch-screen, selecting text is done using the pinch gesture with the rotor set to characters, words or lines. This is the case with all iOS devices. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 18/06/2013, at 8:34, Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > No no. I'm trying to find how to do it on the iPad. > > On Jun 17, 2013, at 3:06 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> if you are using mountain lion, Shift and the arrow keys should work to >> select text online. Then you press command C to copy and Command V to paste. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Can anyone here say how to select text in posts on-line to copy, say, into >>> an introductory message for a thread. I start sonme threads with intro >>> messages, but I don't know how to select the text, copy it, and paste it to >>> the new thread. Does anyone know? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Cindy Lou >>> >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >