Can someone explain text highlighting on iPad?

[Ghost31]

i can never get it to work right. I'll do the nifty little trackpad thing on the keyboard to move the cursor to a certain word and then it'll just start highlighting crap all over the place. Then I have to start over and it does it again. How do I just move the cursor and when does it start highlighting stuff?

 

[ZBoater]

You move the cursor with your finger - poke it where you want to start selecting. Press and hold to fine tune the position and to reveal the menu. Choose "Select". Drag one end of the resulting cursors (with the blue dots) over the text you want to select. The blue dots are like handles you grab by clicking with your finger, holding down your finger, and dragging it over the text you want to select.

 

[Ghost31]

You move the cursor with your finger - poke it where you want to start selecting. Press and hold to fine tune the position and to reveal the menu. Choose "Select". Drag one end of the resulting cursors (with the blue dots) over the text you want to select. The blue dots are like handles you grab by clicking with your finger, holding down your finger, and dragging it over the text you want to select.

No no I mean when you're using the keyboard like a trackpad with your two fingers.

 

[ZBoater]

Oh, sorry. I don't use a keyboard with an iPad.

 

[Swiss-G]

Turn your keyboard into a trackpad. Touch and hold the keyboard with two fingers until it turns light gray. Drag around the keyboard to position the insertion point. Lift, then touch and hold with two fingers to reveal the drag points. Move your fingers to select text. Tap with two fingers to select a word. Double-tap with two fingers to select a sentence. Tap three times with two fingers to select a paragraph.

Use the Shortcut Bar. Copy and paste selected text, or style your text to be bold, italic, or underline—right from the Shortcut Bar at the top of your keyboard.

Note: The Shortcut Bar will differ from app to app. The features described here may not be available with all apps.

Undo the last edit. Use the Shortcut Bar, or shake iPad, then tap Undo.

Justify text. Select the text, then tap the left or right arrow (not always available).

 

[Ghost31]

you are the freaking man. The exact answer I needed!