You surely know this legendary function of Windows which is used to move files or folders in a very easy way. For a long time it was impossible to perform this on OnePlus 5T without the help of special software, however, it is now possible. And you're going to notice, if you don't already know it is going to make your life easier in a lot of ways.
We will now reveal to you today how to copy / paste on a OnePlus 5T? To begin with, we will see what interests you will have in using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your OnePlus 5T, first text directly with the internal operations of your smartphone , and, finally, folders or files using an external application.
What is the point of copy paste on a OnePlus 5T?
So we start this tutorial by explaining to you everyone the advantages of the copy / paste functionality on a OnePlus 5T . 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 let you like the feature cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your OnePlus 5T and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while if you do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the procedure there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.
This feature is really handy for organizing your files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your OnePlus 5T to improve your organization.
How to copy / paste on a OnePlus 5T?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, and for that, we will first explain how to copy paste text directly from your OnePlus 5T, then files or folders using a dedicated application.
How to copy and paste text on OnePlus 5T
We therefore start by revealing to you the particularly simple procedure to use which is to copy and paste text on your OnePlus 5T? Fortunately, the procedure is very simple, and no matter what application you find the procedure is going to be absolutely the same. The only difference will be that on some applications the text selection will be problematic 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 OnePlus 5T 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 available and that's what you want to do
- Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, do a long press in the destination text area
- In the dialog box select the paste option
How to copy and paste files on your OnePlus 5T
If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your OnePlus 5T you will have to use a file manager. In general, all smartphones are now equipped with it as standard, however, this is not the case for all, we have decided to reveal the procedure to you with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. Note that the procedure is essentially the same and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:
- Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your OnePlus 5T
- 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
- Click on "Copy to" and choose the destination directory of the file or folder
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the OnePlus 5T, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 5T.
