Patent ID: 8756534

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a multifunction device with a touch screen display: displaying content on the touch screen display; detecting a single double-tap by a single finger on a word in the content; and, in direct response to detecting the single double-tap by the single finger on the word in the content: selecting the word; highlighting the word; displaying a command display area adjacent to the word, wherein the command display area includes an icon for copying selected content; and displaying a start-point object and an end-point object at respective ends of the word, wherein the start-point object and the end-point object are distinct from the highlighting of the word; detecting a finger gesture on the start-point object; in response to detecting the finger gesture on the start-point object: updating the selected content in accordance with the detected finger gesture on the start-point object; and displaying the start-point object at a respective end of the updated selected content; detecting a finger gesture on the end-point object; and in response to detecting the finger gesture on the end-point object: updating the selected content in accordance with the detected finger gesture on the end-point object; and displaying the end-point object at a respective end of the updated selected content.