Hi there! Use the fn key with the delete key! And using the option key as well deletes a word so fn+option+delete forward deletes a word! And Option+delete deletes a word!
hth Colin On 24 Apr 2012, at 13:51, Jenny Keller wrote: > where is the forward delete key on the wireless Mac keyboard without the > number pad? > > Jenny > On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:52 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > >> Not confusing at all. >> Got it. >> Thanks, >> On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:41 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: >> >>> In OS/X and GUI environments in Linux type systems, the insertion point >>> (cursor) sits between the character just typed and any future characters >>> typed after that. What I mean is say you typed something like Testing123 >>> and then move the insertion point back over that phrase; say we leave that >>> point between the end of test and before 123. Now, the normal delete key >>> on the mac is located where the typical backspace key is on other >>> computers. Pressing it will delete characters to the left so for our >>> example, pressing the normal delete key would erase the t and pressing it >>> again would erase the letter s and so on. I don't remember what key on a >>> mac would do a forward delete but whatever it is, it would delete >>> characters to the right of the insertion point. So back to our example >>> before any deletes, pressing a forward delete would erase 1, then 2, then >>> 3. That reminds me of the standard delete key function on other computers >>> like in Windows, Linux command line or where ever. >>> >>> Hope this wasn't too confusing. >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> What is the difference between delete and forward delete? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Stacey and Geb dog Chesley >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
