Mobile devices are useful for performing work-related tasks while on-the-go, but can be difficult to figure out for the first time if you're used to used a PC. Android can cut, copy and paste text, and like a computer, the operating system transfers the data to the clipboard. Unless you use an app or extension like Clipper or aNdClip to retain your clipboard history, however, once you copy new data to the clipboard, the old information is lost.
1. Launch the target application that you want to transfer the contents of the clipboard to. Select the appropriate text field.
2. Press and hold down the text area until a dialog box appears.
3. Press "Paste" to retieve the data from your clipboard.
- If you want to retrieve items from your clipboard history after installing Clipper or aNdClip, expand the notification area and then select the app.
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