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dheymann

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How do you select text in gmail on the MoPho? The instructions for other phones require a hard keyboard or a menu item that I don't seem to have.
 
I use the Motorola email app for my yahoo mail. I just tried it out and it works. You just long touch the screen and wait for the markers to show up. Move them to the text you want and long touch on the highlighted area. Select from the menu what you want to do. I have used the same procedure on the Phandroid app that I use to check the forums from my phone.
 
doneve141 said:
I use the Motorola email app for my yahoo mail. I just tried it out and it works. You just long touch the screen and wait for the markers to show up. Move them to the text you want and long touch on the highlighted area. Select from the menu what you want to do. I have used the same procedure on the Phandroid app that I use to check the forums from my phone.
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You are right it does work. Must be my fat fingers where I cannot click on the highlighted text.
 
whatsitsname said:
In Gmail app menu, more, select text.
Motorola email app can't be done as far as I can tell.
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In gmail app on Motorola Photon my menu choices are Move, Mark unread, Flag, save email. there is no MORE. Doneve141's method is the only one that works and it is VERY hard to use because I can't grab the little markers very well. Instead I end up scrolling the email. May have to use a stylus for the first time in years. Oh, well, at least it works. Thanks,

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dheymann said:
In gmail app on Motorola Photon my menu choices are Move, Mark unread, Flag, save email. there is no MORE. Doneve141's method is the only one that works and it is VERY hard to use because I can't grab the little markers very well. Instead I end up scrolling the email. May have to use a stylus for the first time in years. Oh, well, at least it works. Thanks,

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You don't have to be "exact" on where you grab one of the markers, just "close enough." Once you've grabbed one of the markers, just slide accordingly to highlight however many words you need to highlight.
 
dheymann said:
In gmail app on Motorola Photon my menu choices are Move, Mark unread, Flag, save email. there is no MORE. Doneve141's method is the only one that works and it is VERY hard to use because I can't grab the little markers very well. Instead I end up scrolling the email. May have to use a stylus for the first time in years. Oh, well, at least it works. Thanks,

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That is Motorola's email app you are referring to. I was talking about the Google's native "Gmail" app. Its two completely different app.
 
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