How to accurately relocate the cursor in Notes for your iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on April 12, 2008

iPod/iPhone

While typing using the Notes application on your iPhone (or jailbroken iPod Touch) sometimes you want to go back and change or correct something. But it can be tricky to ‘tap’ exactly where you want the cursor to go. Here’s a neat trick I just discovered today - tap in the general area you want to put the cursor, and hold your finger down. A magnified view will appear, and you can “drag” the cursor exactly where you want it.

Update: as reader Philip points out, this actually works in all iPhone/iPod Touch apps (other than some 3rd party programs like Term-vt100).

magnified view of the cursor in notes for the iphone or ipod touch

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  • { 3 comments… read them below or add one }

    1 Philip Fuesser 04.12.08 at 12:01 pm

    you can do this in any app on the iphone, not just notes…

    2 Some Guy 04.12.08 at 6:08 pm

    Thanks for the tip.

    3 Julio 08.12.08 at 7:32 pm

    everyone knew that when the first iPhone came out !! :)

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