moving the cursor to the right over words

When I use Google to do a search using the iPad I sometimes type a lot of
text in the search box and only some of the words appear on the screen in
the search box due to the number of words. When I want to move the text in
the text box to change some words on the end of the list of words I can't
find anyway to move my cursor to the right to move it over the words until
it has been moved to the word I want to change.
Is there anyway to move the cursor to the right without adding space
between the letters or words?

Also sometimes when I want to cursor to appear at a certain location on
text it sometimes is located near to the location I want. Is there anyway
of moving the cursor left or right without effecting the typed text?

 

Just drag it with your finger.

 

Brian ha spiegato il 05/09/2012 :

Sorry for my english, but I'm italian.
If you tap a position on the text and you stay "tapped" a lens will
appear and you can see your text magnified; now you can move the cursor
with more precision.
Is this the solution for your problem?

 

Looks like you finally got a clue about your sig, but the continued
political vein is part of the reason why the previous one was showing
your retardation quotient. This simply show us that it was self imposed,
and that you are still trying to raise it. It is working.

 

As usual, you're full of shit, you wingnut retard. FOAD.

 

Thanks. I didn't know you could do that. I suspect there is nothing about
this in the manual.

 

Thanks. I didn't know you could do that. I suspect there is nothing
about this in the manual.[/QUOTE]

It is most certainly in the manual. Page 29 of the iPad user manual for
iOS 5.1. But that's been in the OS ever since the first iPhone.

 

It is most certainly in the manual. Page 29 of the iPad user manual for
iOS 5.1. But that's been in the OS ever since the first iPhone.[/QUOTE]

I did read the manual soon after I brought my iPad2 last year but must have
missed that bit in the manual.

 

That's one of the things I miss from the early years of computers, or
pretty much all electronics and software from the time long-ago. The
extinction of the printed manual. The first laptop I got had a 200 page
manual. MS Office, Windows 3.1 GEOS (both Commodore and PC versions), Casio
Digital Camera, Surround Sound Amplifier, Computers, even my clock radio
all came with a pretty good manual explaining set-up, use and functions.
Now everything seems to come with a manual on disc (if you're lucky) or a
web adress to download one if avaiable. For software it's a trip to the
bookstore to buy one, some of which are published by the company who makes
the product. My new laptop, and old Kindle came with them installed, but
even my new LCD TV only came with an unpacking and first time setup, with
the address to download the 60 page guide. Any time I buy software, it
seems like a cheat, no matter the price, all I get is a few discs. Just got
Adobe Suite 6.0 for school, and I can understand that the Academic priced
version doesn't come with books for under $250, but neither does the full
version for over $12,000. My $100 Office 2010 is the same package as my
dads $465 version except for the word Academic on my package. How did the
companies turn a profit giving manuals then, if they can't now?

Thaddeus Cultt

 

That should be $1,200 - sorry for the extra '0'.

Thaddeus Cultt

 

M. Steiner retard quotient rises by ten more points!

 

Yes I remember when Office came with thick printed manuals. Whats changed
is that the buyer now pays for the printing paper and ink that he uses to
print out the manual from a disc that comes with the software or he has to
download the manual from the internet. By not producing a manual companies
are trying to reduce the cost of their software.
In a lot of cases people buy the program from the internet so you need to
download the manual or use a built in help file.
One thing I don't like is the amount of money I have poured into buying
books to learn about a program that I have brought. Books on programs get
out of date and are worthless such as a book on Microsoft Office 3.0 or
DR-DOS

I found a lot of information for many apps that I download for the iPad. It
would be useful if many had a site where you could download the manual for
the app you had downloaded.
I do like manuals being on line as I can look up a product to get to know
more about it before I buy it and if I do lose the manual then I can get
another copy of it on line.

 

But I'm not seeing the savings passed on to the costumers. Companies are
also cutting corners by only offering limited telephone tech support, and
pay per call services. Seems to me a well written manual can cut down on
service calls. It seems they want our support in the form of our money, but
then want us to look elsewhere when consumers want support in using their
products.

That's a whole other can of worms. Getting a program instantly is nice, but
why is one person paying the same price for a download as another pays for
packaging and discs?

This is what I mean. After spending a few hundred dollars on a program, the
consumer has to spend another $30 or $40 for the instructions to operate
the program. That seems wrong.

I do the same, also with electronics. This is a great thing to have, even
offering updated manuals for people when they change their devices from
iOS5 to iOS6. Very helpful. I still think when people shell out their
money, they should get a set of instructions. It seems companies are always
looking to save money, but it shouldn't be at the costumers cost.

Thaddeus Cultt

 

You're seeing it in that prices aren't increased.

Many companies charge more for physical media than for downloading the app.

 

Who prints out a manual?

I don't think I've ever printed out a manual for myself, though I have
in the past for people who didn't have good Internet access.

I've bought very few books on programs. I did buy Tonya Engst's The Word
Book, and I bought a book on Nisus Writer that came with a license for
Nisus Writer. THose were both years agao. Anymore, Google is my manual.

Many apps have no manual. For example, I looked at an iOS program called
Pocketcasts for downloading podcasts. Supposedly it has a playlist
feature. I was unable to find any documentation on how to setup a
playlist.

I'd say most programs don't have manuals, and most programs with
manuals, the manuals are utter shit.

Google is a far better manual in most cases as you can type in your
specific question and almost always get an answer.

 

Depends on the manual. Then again I don't pay for toner or paper.

I have OK access (Verizon sucks). I can get downloaded manuals, and view
them electronically.

That would be great if nothing ever was moved or removed from the web. I
see a lot of 404s for older stuff, and asking questions that the majority
places don't like, doesn't always lead to help.

And it doesn't bother you that people are selling apps without
documentation?

Then companies should just do away with documentation altogether?

Then companies should just do away with documentation altogether? Somebody
must be getting answers from somewhere. I guess it's for the best that
companies just let other users answer their questions. Guess it beats
calling India.

Thaddeus Cultt

 

Then Microsoft must loose a fortune on every student edition they sell.

Not around here, maybe it's a NY thing.

Thaddeus Cultt

 

The student edition doesn't have all the features that the full edition has.

How do you mean? And where is your "here"?

 

Wrong on that account. Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Academic Edition is the
exact same as the commercial edition, only $395 cheaper. I have the
Academic Edition and my father has the commercial one.

Buffalo, NY. Most places around here are pretty close to MSRP.

Thaddeus Cultt

 

I'd rather have an app with no manual for $1-3 than an app with a manual
that cost $50.

They already have. Should doesn't enter into it.