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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 770075" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>SysPrefs < Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts > Restore Defaults.</p><p></p><p>Now here's an odd thing ... you say the Delete button is under F13. I've just replicated your experience, and that is the way Delete (as opposed to Backspace) is supposed to work. Try this:</p><p>1. Use a reply to this post (or open TextEdit) and type the first ten letters of the alphabet,</p><p>2. Place the cursor in the middle of those letters and press Delete (Del) repeatedly. You'll see that it removes letters immediately to its RIGHT.</p><p></p><p>Now repeat the exercise, but use the Backspace (I use a PC keyboard), or Delete (Apple) key <u>under F11-F12</u>. You should see the letters disappear to the LEFT.</p><p></p><p>So, Delete (Apple) goes left, Del (Apple) goes right. You'll note that the Del key (Apple) uses the ⌦ symbol, indicating movement to the right.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">PS. I remember now some students once asking me why the Del key didn't work. That was because they had the cursor placed at the <u>RH end</u> of the text they wished to modify. Besides, deleting to the right is not the usual method.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 770075, member: 56231"] SysPrefs < Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts > Restore Defaults. Now here's an odd thing ... you say the Delete button is under F13. I've just replicated your experience, and that is the way Delete (as opposed to Backspace) is supposed to work. Try this: 1. Use a reply to this post (or open TextEdit) and type the first ten letters of the alphabet, 2. Place the cursor in the middle of those letters and press Delete (Del) repeatedly. You'll see that it removes letters immediately to its RIGHT. Now repeat the exercise, but use the Backspace (I use a PC keyboard), or Delete (Apple) key [U]under F11-F12[/U]. You should see the letters disappear to the LEFT. So, Delete (Apple) goes left, Del (Apple) goes right. You'll note that the Del key (Apple) uses the ⌦ symbol, indicating movement to the right. [size=1]PS. I remember now some students once asking me why the Del key didn't work. That was because they had the cursor placed at the [U]RH end[/U] of the text they wished to modify. Besides, deleting to the right is not the usual method.[/size] [/QUOTE]
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