I'm amazed how many features Apple builds into iOS, and then just leaves them hidden for me to find. Here are a crop of tips and tricks for working with words on your iPhone or iPad.
All of these are spectacularly useful, and once you've used them a few times you'll be amazed how easy and natural they feel.
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iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 gives you very fine control over text selection using taps:
These often-used functions get a long-awaited revamp:
Now we're getting advanced. I recommend practicing these on some scrap text before using them.
Just place your finger on the cursor and move it. Think of it as picking it up and dropping it down somewhere else. So simple, yet it took me a while to figure it out (I was jabbing at the screen too hard).
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