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Galaxy Tab S3: Cut, Copy and Paste

Mitch BartlettJune 2, 2017 Comments (4)

One of the most widely used features on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is cut, copy and paste. If you’re not familiar with how it’s done on this device, use this tutorial to learn. It’s a bit difficult at first, but it’s a breeze once you get used to it.

To cut, copy and paste all text in a field…

  1. Tap and hold the text you wish to copy or cut for about 2 seconds.
  2. Choose “Cut” or “Copy” as desired. Choose “Select All” to highlight all the text in the current field.
  3. Navigate to where you would like to paste the text.
  4. Tap where you’d like the text to appear, then tap and hold the text field for about 2 seconds.
  5. Tap “Paste“.

To cut, copy and paste a part of text in a field…

  1. Tap and hold the text field for about 2 seconds.
  2. Drag the blue tabs across the text you’d like to cut or copy.
  3. Tap and hold the selected text until a menu appears.
  4. Choose “Cut” or “Copy” as desired.
  5. Navigate to where you would like to paste the text.
  6. Tap where you’d like the text to appear, then tap and hold the text field for about 2 seconds.
  7. Tap “Paste“.
Categories: Android

Author Mitch Bartlett

My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all. Mitch's Favorite Gear ATX Graphics Card CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3

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Comments

  1. Chuck Crowley says:
    February 25, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    This is not working on the Tab S3 when trying to copy and paste into Word from another application

  2. Olav Sandvik says:
    May 31, 2018 at 5:54 am

    Do you know how to coy and paste “ink” in OneNote using a tablet?

  3. Alan says:
    April 30, 2015 at 3:37 am

    I have spent days trying to fathom this out to no avail. Within 10 seconds of reading the above I had finally copied and pasted.
    Very big thank you.

  4. meg says:
    February 10, 2015 at 5:15 am

    ohhh thank you!

    this works for Tab 2

    I had no idea how to do it….

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