# Using the clipbobrd on cell phone. Need help.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-clipbobrd-on-cell-phone-need-help/561606>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 23, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-clipbobrd-on-cell-phone-need-help/561606 "2010-11-23T01:26:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-clipbobrd-on-cell-phone-need-help/561606/1 "2010-11-23T01:26:41Z")

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This is so frustrating. I’m trying to sort something on craigslist so I can buy some food. Oh yeah. I’m using a Kyocera S1310 Domino. So I get all through the description and stuff and get to the secret words and copy paste part. When I highlight the text I have clipboard listed under options. When I click that the left function button changes to Mark, click that and it changes to something else, you have to click that to continue. When I in to the window and click clipboard it says empty. Any help?

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-clipbobrd-on-cell-phone-need-help/561606/2 "2010-11-23T15:01:34Z")

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The term “Mark” & the need for a second click make me supect the following. I don’t have your phone so I can’t say for sure. But try this idea:

The way to use their copy funtion is NOT to select the text you’re interested in and hit “copy” like you’re used to on a PC or Mac.

Instead, put the cursor at the start of the desired text & hit clipboard/_mark_. Then move the cursor to the end of the desired text and hit clipboard/_whatever the other word is_. That will put the text between those points in the clipboard to be pasted elsewhere.

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-clipbobrd-on-cell-phone-need-help/561606/3 "2010-11-27T23:10:46Z")

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OK, mystery solved. Thanks **LSLGuy** for leading me in the right direction. I thought I’d update this in case this somehow ever comes up again.

Place cursor at beginning or end. Select options, then -clipboard-. Select -cut text-, then press -mark- (left function key) and highlight text to copy. Press -cut- (left function key again). Then go where you’re going, select -options- then -paste text-. And that’s it.