I have email (Gmail) myself some spelling I use most days open email tried to copy in a notepad thing on phone pressed and hold like I do on my itouch. Don't work were is setting or how to C&P on phone Android phone ta
if your using the app, press the menu key and select more then select text. if your using the web browser, you just press and hold, then drag.
JM - thanks tried hold and drag just moves the page up and down. Fb - Gmail uses menu were that don't see. Did try forwarding then tried to copy text. looks again
If you are using the gmail application you need to: press "menu" key press "more" press "select text"