iPhone text editing:
While writing any type of message you can edit your message. Hold your finger on the spot you want to edit and a magnifying glass will appear. Releasing the magnifying glass will give you an options menu of four options; select, select all, copy and shift (arrows). After pressing copy, select or select all you will have a paste option next time you release the magnifying glass anywhere else.

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