Sometimes, the pop-up menu just doesn’t appear. You tap and hold, and nothing happens. Don’t start Googling “tablet broken.” You probably just pressed too hard or too softly. Try again with a slower, softer touch. If that fails, restart the tablet. Nine times out of ten, a fresh boot fixes the grumpiness.
How to Copy and Paste on a Samsung Galaxy Tab (Text, Links & Files Step
Another weird glitch: you paste text, and it looks like a mess of symbols. That’s because the original source had weird formatting. Tap “Paste as plain text” if you see that option in the menu. It strips out the weird fonts and gives you clean, boring text. Boring is good here.
Copying Images? Yes, You Can
You’re not limited to words. If you find a photo or a meme you love, press and hold on the image. The same menu will show up with Copy image. Then go to your gallery or a note, and tap-hold to paste it. It’s like teleporting pictures with your brain.
Pro warning: some websites block image copying. If that happens, take a screenshot instead (press Power + Volume Down). Then crop the screenshot. It’s one extra step, but it still works.
