Google Chrome: How to select text with touchscreen?

Question

Is it possible to select (and copy after that of course) any text on web page using fingers and touchscreen?

I found only one opportunity - double tap selects single word under tap point. But I need to select more that one word!

IE10 works nice with selection, but Chrome do not? Google had missed that point?

Using Chrome 24.0.1312.57, Windows 8 Pro x86, touchscreen with two points.

Solution 1

Try this idea from List of Touchscreen + Google Chrome Problems :

1. click on the start of the text that you want to select
2. press & hold the shift key
3. click the end of the text that you want to select

Solution 2

Hold CTRL + long tap on world will select it

Solution 3

For Chrome: long press a location on your screen in you will get a selection highlight with two little dots or flags at either end of the text you have selected. Drag these with your finger until everything you want is selected. Long press again for the operations you want to perform

Comments

[Maximus]

Using Desktop version. Metro sucks - it does not even starts in my tablet (1024x600). No Win7 ATM, but I think this does not matter.

[Karan]

I asked about Win7 because you added the tag. As for Metro, you don't have the minimum resolution required (1024x768, 1366x768 for snapping Metro apps).

[Maximus]

Miss. On Windows platform - long tap (hold touch) is equivalent to RightClick. That is long tap immediately shows page context menu (Back, Reload, SaveAs, ...)

[Maximus]

Accepted. However, it is no need in "double click". 1. Click on start point; 2. hold shift; 3. click on end point.

[Maximus]

Weird! Keyboard required for text selection on tablet-pc!

[harrymc]

I fixed the answer. This keyboard method exists since (I think) Windows 95. It's Chrome's fault if it doesn't have a better one.

[gpasci]

+1 because this is the only method, but really disappointed with the Chrome experience on a Win8 tablet, so different from the flawless Android version.

[Maximus]

True for the latest Chrome version.