Chapter 30. Copying and Pasting Text from a Web Page

When you're using your computer, you can visit your favorite web page, copy some text from it, and then paste that text into an email or word processor file. Since this can be a handy way to share or save interesting information you find on the Internet, you may want to copy text from web pages that you view on your iPhone, as well.

By copying chunks of text from a web page and pasting the text into another app, you won't have to bother bookmarking an entire site. (To learn more about copying, cutting, and pasting text, see Project 4.)

Project goal: Learn how to copy and paste text from a web page.

What You'll Be Using

To copy text from a web page on your iPhone, you need to use the following:

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