Cut, Copy, Paste, Suggest, and the Landscape Keyboard

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Double-tap on a word and you will get blue grab points to select what you want to copy—this can also include images, say from an email or webpage in Safari. If you double-tap where there is no word or tap-and-hold your finger on the screen for a few seconds, you get a different menu that allows you to Select (using the grab points) or Select All. Once the area you want to copy is selected, tap the Copy button. Go to the app that you want to paste this info into, tap to bring up the Paste option, and then just tap the Paste button. You can also replace words. Just double-tap on a word and, ...

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