You are probably familiar with this emblematic Windows feature which has the role of moving files or folders very simply. For a long time it was impossible to do this on Huawei Nova 5 without resorting to special software, however, it is now possible. And you will realize, in the event that you do not already know it, that it will simplify your life in a lot of ways.

We will now expose you in this article how to copy / paste on a Huawei Nova 5? In this context, first of all, we will explain to you what interests you will have in using this feature of Android, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Huawei Nova 5, first of all text directly with your phone's internal operations, and finally folders or files using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Huawei Nova 5?

We therefore start this article by explaining to you everyone the advantages of the copy / paste functionality on a Huawei Nova 5 . This functionality is as we told you originally from computers, and without it it would be particularly complicated to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually give you the possibility like the functionality cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Huawei Nova 5 and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while in the event that you perform a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique it will not remain. than a version where you pasted it.

This feature is really handy for organizing files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Huawei Nova 5 to better navigate your files.

How to copy / paste on a Huawei Nova 5?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and for that, we will first explain to you how to copy paste text directly from your Huawei Nova 5, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Huawei Nova 5

We therefore start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use technique which consists of copy and paste text on your Huawei Nova 5? Fortunately, the technique is very simple, and no matter which application you find the technique on is going to be absolutely similar. The only difference will be 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 Huawei Nova 5 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" assuming it is available and that is what you want to do
  • 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 click on paste option

How to copy and paste files on your Huawei Nova 5

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Huawei Nova 5, you will need to use a file manager. In the majority of cases, all cell phones are now equipped with it as standard, that said, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to teach you the technique with Astro, one of the most widely used managers. Note that the methodology 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 Huawei Nova 5
  • 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 select the destination directory of the file or folder

If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Huawei Nova 5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Nova 5.