5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising: detecting contact movement in a second direction along the area of selected content displayed in the touch screen; and relative to the second direction of contact movement, decreasing the area of selected content by deselecting, in whole, a selected word after the contact moves off of the selected word.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising: detecting contact movement in a second direction along the area of selected content displayed in the touch screen; and relative to the second direction of contact movement, decreasing the area of selected content by deselecting, in whole, a selected word after the contact moves off of the selected word. 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the deselecting a selected word comprises unhighlighting the selected word.