You can use Gboard to paste emails, URLs, phone numbers, numbers, addresses, dates, and times. If you copy a section of text that includes info like an email or phone number, you can choose which part of that text to paste into a new area. For example, you can copy an entire text message with the date, address, and URL for an event, then select and paste only the address to share with a friend to meet you there.
Important: Addresses, dates, and times are only available in certain countries and regions and in certain languages.
Copy a text block & paste part of the text
Important:
- You can paste dates only if they’re written in numerical format. For example, you can paste dates like “3/12/2021,” but you can’t paste dates like “March 12, 2021.”
- The clipboard clears your history shortly after you last use it. This doesn't apply to pinned text.
- On your phone or tablet, copy a block of text you want to share.
- Open the app where you want to paste the text.
- Tap an area where you can enter text.
- At the top of the keyboard, swipe through the options.
- Tap the information you want to paste.
Send the same information to someone else
You can send information that you previously copied and pasted to someone else.
- At the top of the keyboard, tap Clipboard
.
- Tap the information you want to paste.
- Tip: Tap Back
to go back to the keyboard.
- Tip: Tap Back
Save the pasted text for later
After you’ve pasted copied information once, you can save your text selections to use again.
- On your phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Gmail or Keep.
- Tap an area where you can enter text.
- At the top of the keyboard, tap Clipboard
- Touch and hold the information you want to save.
- Tap Pin.
- Tip: When you’re ready to share it, your selection can be found in the “Pinned” section of your clipboard.