[j4mmy]

Can you swipe along the keyboard left and right to move the cursor and select text?

[elcheapodeluxe]

Unfortunately, when I have tried this it does not work. I wish it would - I miss the trackpad on the Classic.

[MikeRotch76]

you have to double tap the keyboard to put it into "move cursor" mode.

[ray689]

Clicking on screen to bring up the cursor allows you to then swipe on pkb to move it around. Long pressing on screen to highlight a word then holding shift while swiping on pkb allows you to highlight text. So if I understand what the OP is asking, yes you can do those things.

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[Jonneh]

Can you swipe along the keyboard left and right to move the cursor and select text?

Yes.

Edited to add: As WT44 pointed out below, you can do this, but no, you can't select the text this way. You must use your touchscreen for that.

[WT44]

Yes.

But after that there does not seem to be an easy way to cut/copy and paste without having to click/hold on the selected text.
Also, in Windows Word/dogs togo selecting text in this manner is very buggy. This touch sensitive keyboard is seen as a key feature by BlackBerry. Should be as smooth like a dancing Jagger.

[Jonneh]

But after that there does not seem to be an easy way to cut/copy and paste without having to click/hold on the selected text.

True. You can move the cursor around to quickly edit text fields. If you're looking to copy/paste, you must long-press on the text with your finger.
I agree that it'd be nice to be able to do this somehow while moving the cursor around with the magical physical keyboard pad.

[j4mmy]

you have to double tap the keyboard to put it into "move cursor" mode.

thank you! How to you turn off move cursor mode, double tap again?

[Jonneh]

thank you! How to you turn off move cursor mode, double tap again?

Yes

[GeneralHerzog]

Tap where you want the cursor, then hold down the up arrow and then swipe left or right to highlight text.
Then, tap the highlighted area, and the cut/copy options will appear.

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[Jonneh]

Tap where you want the cursor, then hold down the up arrow and then swipe left or right to highlight text.
Then, tap the highlighted area, and the cut/copy options will appear.

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Great Scott! Cool find! I don't know how I missed it. Thanks!

Just to clarify, you enter cursor mode on the physical keyboard (double-tapping it), and then you hold the shift key and move it to highlight text.

[senectus]

But after that there does not seem to be an easy way to cut/copy and paste without having to click/hold on the selected text.
Also, in Windows Word/dogs togo selecting text in this manner is very buggy. This touch sensitive keyboard is seen as a key feature by BlackBerry. Should be as smooth like a dancing Jagger.

yes this is a bug that exists ONLY in the HUB environment.
The select using the keyboard/trackpad mode works fine anywhere else

hoping they fix it soon, its really annoying

[anon(3641385)]

Bumping this thread, I've found it very useful ..... and so may others who have only had their priv a short while .....

[bb_bunny]

To copy / Left Thumb on arrow key,then swipe right thumb across pkb and it will select all the text you want. Then when the word " copy" illuminates, press that . Sometimes when pasting text, the PRIV needs to be slid closed.I don't know why,but if I have an issue,that fixes it.
My other favorite is the delete letters forward of the cursor as you would using the delete key on a PC, all you do is just hold Left arrow key and the "x delete" button at the same time and it gobbles up the letters in front of the cursor. Like a pac man

[bb_bunny]

Moving cursor/ When you tap pkb twice, little arrows show in the toolbar area-use those to move the cursor.

[ajoh99]

Super useful. Thanks for the reminders

[Edge of Night]

True. You can move the cursor around to quickly edit text fields. If you're looking to copy/paste, you must long-press on the text with your finger.
I agree that it'd be nice to be able to do this somehow while moving the cursor around with the magical physical keyboard pad.

This is a fairly new addition to the Priv. Settings/Language & Input/BlackBerry Keyboard Settings/Advanced gets you there. As you can see I've selected the right shift key on my PKB to represent the Ctrl key.