From the course: iOS 13 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Select and modify text

Select and modify text

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Select and modify text

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- [Instructor] Previously, we saw how iOS can auto correct text that you mistype. But, of course, there will be times when you want to make manual edits or corrections to your text. You can do so by selecting the text you want to change just like you do on a desktop computer word processor. To place the cursor anywhere within your text, just drag it with your finger and place it where you want to start typing or correcting the text. I can see the cursor flashing in this first paragraph here. And if I place my finger on it, I can then drag it anywhere I like. I can see it sort of snaps each line in between the characters. And once I release my finger, that's where the cursor is. Now to select a single word, you can just double tap the word. You can then use the selection handles on either end to drag out the selection area. Tap outside that to deselect. Now if you want to select an entire sentence, you triple…

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