Delete key on MacBook – solved – how to hit delete on a mac keyboard
Use the Developer tab to create or delete a macro in Excel for Mac. In the list, click the macro that you want to delete, and click the delete button. Expand your Office skills Explore training. Get instant Excel help. To press the delete button on Mac computers you have to hold down the fn key and the Delete key at the same time when you want to delete something on a Mac. ( Skip to video ) After a while, you get used to the idea that the Delete key on a Mac is really a backspace key and using fn+Delete gives you the real Delete key action. The keyboard shortcut Command-Option-Shift-Delete empties the trash while bypassing the confirmation dialog window. If that four-button keyboard shortcut is too cumbersome or difficult to remember.
Wait a minute, you just shelled out on a new macbook and there’s no “Delete” key!
All is not lost, the delete key on macbook function can be achieved by pressing the function (fn) and backspace keys at the same time.
(Works on most macbooks & macbook pro’s)
function key on macbook
Rather have a physical delete key on macbook ? A free third party utility called “PowerKey” lets you reassign the Power key on Macs to function as a forward delete button, just like how the DEL key works in the PC world. Technically PowerKey has other options and can remap the key to perform other functions too, but the Delete option is the most relevant to our needs here.
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Deleting text in front of the cursor with the regular Delete key can be done by holding down the Function, or fn key while pressing it.
You can also do this by pressing Control + D.
You can delete the entire word behind the cursor by pressing Control + Delete or Option + Delete.
You can delete the entire line of text or paragraph behind the cursor by pressing Command + Delete.
Even on a laptop keyboard, you don’t have to feel constrained by Apple’s Delete key—if you know the right way to use it.
You can also do this by pressing Control + D.
You can delete the entire word behind the cursor by pressing Control + Delete or Option + Delete.
You can delete the entire line of text or paragraph behind the cursor by pressing Command + Delete.
Even on a laptop keyboard, you don’t have to feel constrained by Apple’s Delete key—if you know the right way to use it.
What’s the Command key?
The Command key has a legacy that leads to confusion. Many will refer to it as the Apple key, because in the past there used to be an Apple logo on it. The logo you will definitely find on this key looks like a squiggly square (?). It was designed by Susan Kare for the original iMac (and based on the Scandinavian icon for places of interest).
The Command key has a legacy that leads to confusion. Many will refer to it as the Apple key, because in the past there used to be an Apple logo on it. The logo you will definitely find on this key looks like a squiggly square (?). It was designed by Susan Kare for the original iMac (and based on the Scandinavian icon for places of interest).
The Command (cmd) key works in a similar way to the Control key on a PC. On a Mac you use the Command key where on a PC you would use Control (or Ctrl). E.g:
Command-B = Bold
Command-I = Italic
Command-C = Copy
Command-X = Cut
Command-V = Paste
Command-Z = Undo
Command-Q = Quit
Command-W = Close window
for more keyboard shortcuts visit: http://www.danrodney.com/mac/index.html
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Parallels is a software product that allows users to run Windows 7 on their Mac computer. I must say, it works pretty darn well. The only real annoyance I have encountered thus far is how Parallels maps the “Delete” key. This makes the Delete and Backspace keys confusing. The Apple Mac “Delete” key and the Windows “Backspace” key are located in the same (approximate) location on the keyboard; and both keys even function the same on a Windows computer compared to a Mac computer. They delete the characters to the left of the cursor.
However, for those who use Parallels to host a virtual Windows 7 machine on their Mac computer, the Mac keyboard “Delete” key deletes the characters to the right of the cursor, which was driving me crazy. The user must press fn+Delete to perform the standard Windows backspace to delete the characters to the left. This may only be a problem for people using a Mac notebook keyboard or an external Mac wireless keyboard. I expect this is not a problem for those who use an external Windows keyboard on their Mac – assuming those people even exist.
How to Re-Map the Delete Key in Parallels
Delete Key On Mac Keyboard
Here are the steps to change (re-map) the “Delete” key to the standard Windows “Backspace” key on your Windows 7 machine running in Parallels. I prefer this because it provides a consistent action for the “Delete” key – it always deletes the character to the left of the cursor regardless of whether I’m using Windows (named “backspace”) or Mac OS (named “delete”).
1) Open the Parallels Preferences. You can find the Preference menu option by holding the “option/alt” button and clicking the red Parallels icon ‘||‘ at the top of your Mac desktop.
2) Press the “+” button at the bottom of the shortcuts list to add a new ‘shortcut’.
3) In the “From” key section, press the Mac “Delete” key. The word Delete will appear.
4) In the “To” key section, select the “Backspace” key in the drop down box.
Now your “Delete” key will perform like a Windows Backspace key, deleting the characters to the left. Remember, you can also press fn+Delete to perform the standard Windows Delete key to delete the characters to the right.
Apple Terminology and Keys
Delete
(deletes the characters to the left of the cursor)
(deletes the characters to the left of the cursor)
Forward Delete
(deletes the characters to the right of the cursor)
(deletes the characters to the right of the cursor)
References:
- Boot Camp: Apple Wireless Keyboard keyboard mapping in Windows
Mac Button For Delete Bookmarks
Apple Mac Keyboard
How To Change Delete Button On Mac
Windows Keyboard (typical layout)