Cannot delete highlight

Unless I am mistaken, I cannot figure out any way to delete or UN-highlight a scripture or paragraph in the new 3.0 version on an ipad or iPhone.. I could do it ok on the 2.5 version, which I continue to use. Actually in 2.5, only single verses or paragraphs can be unhighlighted. If I had highlighted and tagged consecutive verses, the remove button won't work either. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I am having this problem also. Hopefully, they are either working on a solution or someone can post a solution.

I had to log into version 2.5 and removed the highlights from there and run a sync. Then went back to 3.0 and it was gone. Bit of a pain but its a work around until they fix 3.0

I have the same problem but I am a new user and don't have a previous version to go back to. Any other fixes for this yet?

marwoodmstout wrote:Unless I am mistaken, I cannot figure out any way to delete or UN-highlight a scripture or paragraph in the new 3.0 version on an ipad or iPhone..

This happen even in Android 2.1 with LDS Library!

marianomarini wrote:

marwoodmstout wrote:Unless I am mistaken, I cannot figure out any way to delete or UN-highlight a scripture or paragraph in the new 3.0 version on an ipad or iPhone..

This happen even in Android 2.1 with LDS Library!

I'm using Android GL 2.5, and it's easy to delete a highlight. I just tap the highlight icon in the right margin, then tap the trash can to delete. It's been a while since I used 2.1, but I'm pretty sure it was the same procedure back then.

I don't want to sidetrack this discussion onto Android issues, but it's probably helpful to note that this seems to be a problem with GL 3.0 for iOS, not for other versions or platforms.

aebrown wrote:It's been a while since I used 2.1, but I'm pretty sure it was the same procedure back then.

The fact is that, when I tap the icon in the right margin, a window appear saying that something went wrong and then go out from the page.

try this
clic in the center of the text, then the recycle icon

gzalomoscoso wrote:try this
clic in the center of the text, then the recycle icon

Tanks a lot. It works!

I was frustrated about this and had deleted the version 3.0 and went back to 2.5. After a couple of weeks I decided to try version 3.0 again. The problem seems to be fixed and I have been able to delete a highlight or tag by tapping the highlight verse and tapping the trash can in the pop up menu. I am even more delighted to see it will delete a multiple verse highlight, which was impossible in all prior versions.

Is anyone still having this problem? I still am and still have to use 2.5 to remove accidental highlights. I'm using the latest iOS 8.1.3

I was having this problem. Sometimes "Remove" would show up on the list of options (copy, note, mark, etc.) and sometimes it wouldn't. I found that if I selected the highlighted portion and double-tapped it, "Remove" would show as an option (at least it just worked 2 times in a row).

Good luck.

Nelljepp wrote:I am having this problem also. Hopefully, they are either working on a solution or someone can post a solution.

Go into the library, then in Notes, then in Notebook... You will find the scriptures repeatedly showing in the list, click edit, select the radio button for the ones you want to delete and hit delete!

I hope this helps

I use version 3.4 on iPhone. For that version you have to tap the highlighted verse(s).

1) If there is only one highlight, a menu will popup. Tap the right arrow for more options. Then tap Remove. If you have any annotations with the highlight, those will be removed too.

2) If there is more than one highlight on a verse, or a section of verses, tap a highlighted verse and you will be taken to a "Choose a Highlight" screen. Tap the highlight you want to remove. You will be taken back the to verse(s) and see the popup menu. Tap the right arrow for more options. Then tap Remove. If you have any annotations with the highlight, those will be removed too.

I can't get the remove menu to pop up to remove my accidental highlights scripture.

I am unable to delete highlighting in the new version of LDS Tools version 4.0.1 9906. This is very annoying and instead of deleting the highlight with the trash can, it makes it darker. Please advise a fix to this issue.

Thank you.

Smtaylo1974 wrote:I am unable to delete highlighting in the new version of Gospel Library version 4.0.1 9906. This is very annoying and instead of deleting the highlight with the trash can, it makes it darker. Please advise a fix to this issue.

You can create a highlight by tapping and holding on a word. You can edit a highlight by tapping on it quickly. It sounds like you're resting your finger on the highlight for slightly too long, which is creating several highlights on top of each other, on the same word (that's why it's getting darker). Just a quick tap should select the highlight for editing.

I am unable to delete a highlight on both my Android and I Pad devices. My Android is version 4.0.1.2 and my I pad is version 4.0.2 9909. This is very frustrating and needs to be fixed.

The comment saying to tap lightly worked. I had highlights on top of highlights and just kept lightly tapping and deleting until they were all gone.

gzalomoscoso wrote:try this
clic in the center of the text, then the recycle icon

Thank you very much! Your suggestion worked great!

I do not have a recycle icon when I click in the center of the texts. It just asks me to choose which choice of highlighting I would like.

shanaejackson wrote:I do not have a recycle icon when I click in the center of the texts. It just asks me to choose which choice of highlighting I would like.

Do you see an arrow/triangle on the right side of the bar? Pressing that will show more options.

I really need to be able to delete the highlight. It highlighted the same word, quite a bit, I was nodding off whole reading, and I can't delete these highlights. Please fix

Too bad I can't post screen shots... I found out how to get rid of the highlight.... Tap it, so the little orange tabby things appear, then tap on the three vertical dots, then tap delete... Now if you did what I did and accidentally highlighted the same word a bunch of times, then double tap the highlighted section and a little popular window will appear asking you to choose a highlight... Tap on the one you want to delete, and it will show you the little orange tabs so you know it is selected, then tap the three dots and tap delete. Hope this helps.

Under "tips" it says you can delete highlighting by tapping on the verse and then tapping on the delete icon. However, when I tap on the verse I get an option to choose which highlight I want, and there is no delete icon. Can anyone help with that?

Yeahhh....I'm having the same problem. I'm an android user and when I click on the text I do not get a recycle option :-/. What do I do?

Please update to removing/delegating highlighting in 4.2.3.2. It is inconsistent with the above content. I am unable to remove highlighting in a consistent fashion. It is hit and miss. What works one time does not the next.

I select the highlighted section and hold then a window will come up and show a menu of highlighted ways you did it and it will let you go back to previous highlights. When you select the one you want to undo, you are taken back to the time you highlighted it and can then select the trash icon

legos wrote:I select the highlighted section and hold then a window will come up and show a menu of highlighted ways you did it and it will let you go back to previous highlights. When you select the one you want to undo, you are taken back to the time you highlighted it and can then select the trash icon

I think what you're seeing is the "Choose Highlight" screen that let's you choose between overlapping highlights – if you have more than one highlight over the same word(s). Instead of holding your finger on a highlight to delete it (long pressing), you should simply tap on the highlight. Long-pressing on a highlight will create a new text selection, instead of selecting an already-existing highlight, and may lead to the creation of several overlapping highlights.

The message below solved this for me. (I know it’s a very old thread, but this could still help someone.) To paraphrase:

If you have accidentally double-highlighted some text, then to remove the highlighting, quickly tap the text. If too much text gets selected, then deselect it and try again.

You should get a large window that says “choose highlight”.

In that window, you’ll see each instance of highlighting. If there are many, you may have to scroll.

Tap on one instance to select it.

Then you should get the smaller menu with the option to “delete”. For each time the selected text was highlighted, you can repeat these steps.

sbradshaw wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:27 pm

legos wrote:I select the highlighted section and hold then a window will come up and show a menu of highlighted ways you did it and it will let you go back to previous highlights. When you select the one you want to undo, you are taken back to the time you highlighted it and can then select the trash icon

I think what you're seeing is the "Choose Highlight" screen that let's you choose between overlapping highlights – if you have more than one highlight over the same word(s). Instead of holding your finger on a highlight to delete it (long pressing), you should simply tap on the highlight. Long-pressing on a highlight will create a new text selection, instead of selecting an already-existing highlight, and may lead to the creation of several overlapping highlights.

sbradshaw wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:27 pm

legos wrote:I select the highlighted section and hold then a window will come up and show a menu of highlighted ways you did it and it will let you go back to previous highlights. When you select the one you want to undo, you are taken back to the time you highlighted it and can then select the trash icon

I think what you're seeing is the "Choose Highlight" screen that let's you choose between overlapping highlights – if you have more than one highlight over the same word(s). Instead of holding your finger on a highlight to delete it (long pressing), you should simply tap on the highlight. Long-pressing on a highlight will create a new text selection, instead of selecting an already-existing highlight, and may lead to the creation of several overlapping highlights.