WhatsApp offers the ability to copy messages and paste them elsewhere. You can use it to forward texts as SMS or save them as a note on the phone. TECHNOLOGY BUTTON shows how it works.

WhatsApp messages can easily be forwarded within the app, but you can also copy and paste them into any other text field. However, there is one limitation: a WhatsApp message can only be selected and copied completely. If you want to shorten the content, you must first paste the text into another field in order to make changes.

How to copy messages on Android

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• Open the context menu with a long press on the message whose text is to be copied
• For your own messages: Click on the three vertical menu items at the top right and select Copy
• For messages from others: Click on the copy symbol in the header
• To paste, press and hold the text field into which the content is to be copied until a context menu opens
• Select the Paste option from the context menu

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This is how it works with Apple’s IOS

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• Open the context menu with a long press on the message whose text is to be copied
• Select the Copy option in the context menu – it may first have to be made visible by clicking the arrow pointing to the right
• To paste, press and hold the text field into which the content is to be copied until a context menu opens
• Select the Paste option from the context menu

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