How to Copy and Paste Text on iPhone
The copy and paste commands are accessed through a pop-up menu. Most apps support this feature.
How to Copy Links on an iPhone
To copy a link, tap and hold the link until a menu appears from the bottom of the screen with the URL of the link at the top. Tap Copy. Paste it using the same steps as other text.
How to Copy Images on an iPhone
You can also copy and paste images on the iPhone. To do that, tap and hold the image until a menu pops up from the bottom with Copy as an option. Depending on the app, that menu may appear from the bottom of the screen.
Advanced Features: Look Up, Share, and Universal Clipboard
The copy-and-paste menu contains more options than those. Here are some of the highlights:
Look Up: To get the definition for a word, tap and hold the word until it’s selected. Then, tap Look Up to get a dictionary definition, suggested websites, and more. Share: After you copy text, pasting isn’t the only thing you can do. You might prefer to share it with another app such as Twitter, Facebook, or Evernote, for example. To do that, select the text you want to share and tap Share in the pop-up menu to reveal the sharing sheet at the bottom of the screen (as if you tapped the box with the arrow coming out of it) and the other apps you can share to. Universal Clipboard: If you have an iPhone and a Mac, and both are configured to use the Handoff feature, use the Universal Clipboard to copy text on your iPhone and paste it on your Mac, or vice versa, using iCloud.
