You certainly know this legendary function of Windows which has the role of moving data or folders in a very simple way. For a long time it was impossible to accomplish this on Huawei P8 without resorting to special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will find, in the event that you do not already know that it will simplify your life in many ways.

We will now show you in this article how to copy / paste on a Huawei P8? To do this, first, we will explain to you what interests this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Huawei P8, first text directly using the internal features of your mobile phone, and, to conclude, records or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Huawei P8?

We therefore start this guide by teaching you all the Benefits of the copy / paste function on a Huawei P8 . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from laptops, and without it it would be particularly complex to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually give you the possibility like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Huawei P8 Lite and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you perform a 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 process it will not remain. than a version where you pasted it.

This function is really relevant to organize your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Huawei P8 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Huawei P8?

We now go to the practical part of this guide, and for that, we will first teach you how to copy paste text directly from your Huawei P8, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Huawei P8

We start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use process which consists of to copy and paste text on your Huawei P8? Fortunately, the process is very simple, and no matter which application you find the process is going to be absolutely similar. The only difference will lie in the fact that on a certain number of 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 P8 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 options click on "Copy" or "Cut" in the event that 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 P8

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Huawei P8 you will have to use a file manager. Generally all phones are now equipped by default, that said, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to show you the process with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. Note that the technique is substantially similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your Huawei P8
  • 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

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