How to Edit the Text Box on an iPod Touch

Write a novel on your iPod Touch with built-in text tools.

Your iPod Touch lets you do more than just listen to music or play movies. You can also send email and edit documents as well. Although the iPod does not have a separate keyboard or mouse, you can block off text for editing, select text, and cut, copy or paste it with the built-in tools in the text box that opens when you want to write something on your device.

Instructions

1. Click within a text field to open it.

2. Type any text you want with the keyboard.

3. Double-tap on a word to open the edit options. A blue box appears around the word. There are two vertical bars on either side of the word. The one on the left has a blue dot on top. The one on the right has a blue dot at the bottom. The blue dot on top represents the start of the edit block, and the bottom dot represents the end of the edit block. A black box will appear containing the "Cut," "Copy" and "Paste" buttons.

4. Press and drag the vertical bars to increase or decrease the size of the editing block.

5. Click "Cut" to remove the text in the editing block.

6. Click "Copy" to copy the text in the editing block without deleting it.

7. Double-tap where you want to insert the new text. You will see the control options. Press "Paste" to add the copied or deleted text.

8. Double-tap away from a word to open the "Select" controls. Press "Select" to select only text within the editing block. Click "Select All" to select all the text.

9. Press "Select." In the control bar, you will see a "Replace" option. Click on it to see similar words you may want to use to replace the selected word.

References

• iPod Touch User Guide