Device Basics
October 21, 2003 T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual 25
Cut, Copy, and Paste
To cut, copy, or paste text you have typed in any text box, follow these instructions:
1 Position your text cursor next to the text you want to cut or copy. (Use the D-pad’s arrows to position the text
cursor.)
2 Hold down the Shift key while pressing a D-pad arrow. As you select text, it is shown highlighted. (To de-
select, release the Shift key and press a D-pad arrow.)
3 Press Menu and select Edit Text to open the Edit Text submenu. You can also open the Edit Text context
menu by pressing and holding the wheel. Select the operation you want to perform on the selected text. Note
the standard shortcuts:
4 You can paste text that you have copied to the device clipboard to any other text box in any application.
Simply position your cursor where you want to paste the text, then use the Paste shortcut Menu + V. (You
can also open the menu and select Edit Text > Paste.) Note that the device clipboard only stores one set of
copied or cut text at a time.
Deleting Text
• To delete a character to the left of the cursor, press the DEL key .
• To delete a character to the right of the cursor, press SHIFT + .
Locking the Shift and ALT Keys
•To lock the SHIFT key, press SHIFT twice. To unlock, press SHIFT once again.
•To lock the ALT key, press ALT twice. To unlock, press ALT once again.
The Text Cursor
While you’re typing, the text cursor shape reflects your current “mode” of typing:
Cut
Menu + X
Copy
Menu + C
Paste
Menu + V
Select All
Menu + A
Regular typing mode
Shift key is held down
Shift key is locked down
Alt key is held down
Alt key is locked down
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