When I copy and paste text either within an app or from app to app, I lose formatting. Everyone seems to be asking how to lose the formatting, I want to keep it! Normal copy and paste always loses formatting. Is there something I'm not doing correctly?
iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3
rIs there something I'm not doing correctly?
No.
It is working correctly.
Do you mean it is impossible to copy and paste in iphone while retaining formatting?
Yes. Copy simply copies the text.
OK. Your answer isn't strictly correct. Using EverNote app, when I copy text from another app and then paste it into a note, it pastes WITH FORMATTING! This means that the iPhone copy facility DOES copy the formatting. It only gets lost when you PASTE. The question is, HOW TO ENSURE THAT THE PASTE FACILITY DOESN'T ELIMINATE THE FORMATTING. Got any answers?
By using an app that will accept the text formatting when pasting.
That's a pretty pathetic answer, if you don't mind me saying so. I already discovered that myself. What I'd like to know is why EverNote can paste with formatting, while iPhones' built-in Notepad, and many other apps, can't. What's the technology behind the paste function that EverNote is tapping into? Designing a notePad app for iPhone is a pretty straightforward exercise, but the paste function defaults to no formatting. How do you get to paste with formatting?
What I'd like to know is why EverNote can paste with formatting, while iPhones' built-in Notepad, and many other apps, can't.
Because they are not designed to paste text with fromattting.
Not really sure what part you are not getting...
Notepad and other apps do not have formatted text.
Why not? Apple has not stated the reason.
Suggestions here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Dear Rex3842 sorry for the late reply, please just copy the text with format that you want and then after pasting just shake your Iphone and click UNDO, then you will get your text with same format as original.
Best Regards!
how do I copy text with formatting in iphone 4
