8. An electronic device comprising: a touch-sensitive display configured to receive touch inputs; at least one processor configured to: detect a first touch input representing a selection of text displayed on the display; determine whether the selected text meets or exceeds a predetermined size, wherein the predetermined size comprises at least one complete row of displayed text; and responsive to the determination that the selected text comprises at least one complete row, enable a second selection mode and displaying a paragraph selection handle proximate to the selected text.
8. An electronic device comprising: a touch-sensitive display configured to receive touch inputs; at least one processor configured to: detect a first touch input representing a selection of text displayed on the display; determine whether the selected text meets or exceeds a predetermined size, wherein the predetermined size comprises at least one complete row of displayed text; and responsive to the determination that the selected text comprises at least one complete row, enable a second selection mode and displaying a paragraph selection handle proximate to the selected text. 11. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a gesture input to drag the selection handle in a direction on the display; and highlight additional text based on the dragging of the selection handle.