You probably know this legendary function of Windows which is used to move files or folders very simply. For a long time it was impossible to do this on Honor 9X without the help of special software, however, it is now achievable. And you will find, if you never know it already, that it is going to simplify your life in a lot of ways.

We will now introduce you today how to copy / paste on an Honor 9X? To do this, first of all, we will explain to you what interests you are going to have in using this feature of Android, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Honor 9X, first of all text directly thanks to the internal operations of your mobile phone, and, finally, folders or files through an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on an Honor 9X?

We start this guide by showing you all the advantages of the copy / paste function on an Honor 9X . This functionality is as you were told originally from computers, and without it it would be particularly difficult to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually give you the option like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Honor 9X and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you ever do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be one version where you pasted it.

This function is really useful for organizing files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Honor 9X to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on Honor 9X?

We now move on to the practical part of this guide, and in this context, we will first show you how to copy paste text directly from your Honor 9X, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Honor 9X

We therefore start by presenting you the particularly easy-to-use technique which consists of to copy and paste text on your Honor 9X? Fortunately, the technique is very simple, and no matter what application you find the technique is going to be absolutely the same. The only difference will lie in the fact that on some applications the text selection is not always going to be obvious and you will have to select large portions of text even if you only want to copy a sentence (example: Facebook). Let's go:

  • Unlock your Honor 9X and find the document / app / text you want to copy or cut and paste
  • Make a long press on one of the words of the text
  • You will then see a dialog window open with different alternatives click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's ever available and that's what you want to achieve
  • Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, make a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog box select the paste option

How to copy and paste files on your Honor 9X

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Honor 9X, you will need to use a file manager. In general, all mobile phones are now equipped with it as standard, despite everything, this is not the case for all, we decided to present the technique to you with Astro, one of the most used managers. Note that the procedure is substantially similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Honor 9X
  • Navigate through the different folders until you find the file or folder you want to copy and paste
  • Make a long press on it or click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of its label
  • Press "Copy to" and choose the destination directory of the file or folder

In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Honor 9X, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 9X.