Copy and Paste in Nokia Smartphone

One of the most overlooked items in the manual for your handset is the ability to copy and paste text. I found myself wishing I could do this on several occasions, blissfully unaware that this functionality is actually built into my phone.

On a Series 60 phone (Nokia 3650, N-Gage, and many others), simply press and hold the pen/ABC key when you are editing text in an email, the Note Viewer, or other application. Normally this button allows you to change input modes from various languages, or to switch between T9 and multitap. If you press and hold this button, however, any movement with the navigation pad (i.e., the joystick) will draw a selection box around the text of your choosing.

Once you have selected some text in this way, press the Options soft key and select the Copy option. To paste, simply put the cursor where you want it, press the Options soft key again, and select the Paste option

This is a clever way to add address information from an email to the contact card of a friend, or to capture a long URL from your browser to email to someone else.