delete key?

[nature girl]

Is there such a thing as a delete (as in the delete key on the pc) rather than a backspace on a mac?

[Chaszmyr]

Yes. Apple's desktop keyboards have two keys called "Delete" which often serve different functions. Many high-end applications take advantage of both of these keys.

(Well, technically one is "delete" and one is "del" and a little symbol with an x.. but they're both called delete)

[LeeTom]

or, if you are on an Apple notebook, you can press fn+delete, and it will do the same function of a PC's DEL key.

Lee Tom

[Natalia81]

I had the same question too. Thanks for the answer. I will try it later (not at my PB).

[Xenious]

on an apple keyboard if you hilight a file in Finder and hit delete does it delete the file? I've got an MS Natural keyboard hooked up to mine and hilighting a file in Finder and hitting delete has no function whatsoever.
-jim

[Santiago]

To send a file to the trash, press Command-Delete, as indicated by the File > Move To Trash menu command.

[tech4all]

Doesn't pressing 'delete' (the one by 'end') keep the cursor in place but delete everything after it so all the stuff after it comes to the cursor and deletes.

[Santiago]

No, that key only deletes the character to the right of the insertion point; this is why it sometimes referred to as "frontspace", by analogy with "backspace".

[tech4all]

No, that key only deletes the character to the right of the insertion point; this is why it sometimes referred to as "frontspace", by analogy with "backspace".


Are you sure? Because I just did it right now. I think I worded my first post wrong.

Example: deleting | <<<<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP

The ABCs would go towards the "|" and delete as they touch it.

[Santiago]

Well, like any key, if you hold it down, it repeats. Pressing it once deletes the next character.

[Nermal]

Delete removes the character to the left of the insertion point, and 'forward delete' (aka 'del') removes the character to the right.