Undo and Redo: If you don’t want to use the Edit Bar,
you can quickly undo or redo your last command or text
entry. A three-finger swipe to the left will Undo, and a
three-finger swipe to the right will Redo.Cut, Copy, and Paste: If the Edit Bar is too slow for you,
you can use some three-finger gestures to cut, copy,
and paste in a flash. A three-finger ‘pinch’ gesture
will Copy the selected text. A second three-finger
pinch will Cut it. Then just do the gesture in reverse
(a three-finger unpinch) to Paste.Move the cursor: In any text entry field, simply tap-and-
drag the cursor to wherever you want it to go. In iOS
13, Apple added a new way to move the cursor, and it’s
incredibly useful. Tap-and-hold on the space bar on the
on-screen keyboard. You’ll see all the letter keys turn
blank, and then you can move the text input cursor by
dragging your finger around the whole keyboard area as
though it were a touchpad.Select text: Double-tap a word to select that word,
or triple-tap a word to select the whole sentence.
Quadruple-tap to select an entire paragraph. Drag the
endpoints left or right to change your text selection.Drag the scroll bar: iOS 13 gives you the ability to drag
the scroll bar in almost every app that has one. Twitter,
Safari, Apple News, you name it; if you see a scroll bar
on the right side of the display, simply tap and hold
it until you feel a little haptic feedback and the scroll
bar grows wider. Then you can drag it up and downUndoandRedo:Ifyoudon’twanttousetheEditBar,
youcanquicklyundoorredoyourlastcommandortext
entry.Athree-fingerswipetotheleftwillUndo,anda
three-fingerswipetotherightwillRedo.
Cut,Copy,andPaste:IftheEditBaristooslowforyou,
youcanusesomethree-fingergesturestocut,copy,
andpasteinaflash.Athree-finger‘pinch’gesture
willCopytheselectedtext.Asecondthree-finger
pinchwill Cutit.Thenjustdothegestureinreverse
(a three-fingerunpinch)toPaste.
Movethecursor:Inanytextentryfield,simplytap-and-
dragthecursortowhereveryouwantittogo.IniOS
13,Appleaddedanewwaytomovethecursor,andit’s
incrediblyuseful.Tap-and-holdonthespacebaronthe
on-screenkeyboard.You’llseealltheletterkeysturn
blank,andthenyoucanmovethetextinputcursorby
draggingyourfingeraroundthewholekeyboardareaas
thoughitwereatouchpad.
Selecttext:Double-tapawordtoselectthatword,
ortriple-tapawordtoselectthewholesentence.
Quadruple-taptoselectanentireparagraph.Dragthe
endpointsleftorrighttochangeyourtextselection.
Dragthescrollbar:iOS 13 givesyoutheabilitytodrag
thescrollbarinalmosteveryappthathasone.Twitter,
Safari,AppleNews,younameit;ifyouseeascrollbar
ontherightsideofthedisplay,simplytapandhold
ituntilyoufeelalittlehapticfeedbackandthescroll
bargrowswider.Thenyoucandragitupanddown