Retrieve deleted sentences while composing in Mac Mail

[JeannieE]

Occasionally when I am composing a message in Mail (Version 4.3), I accidentally hit a key that deletes a whole sentence. Is there a way I can retrieve this sentence or do I have to start over? In my old Outlook Express on my Dell pc, I could arrow back to find anything that accidentally deleted while composing. Thanks.

 

[GGJstudios]

You probably pressed Command+Delete. To restore, press Control+Y.

 

[Mal]

You probably pressed Command+Delete. To restore, press Control+Y.

Control-Y? Never heard of that key combination. Command-Z is Undo, which would achieve the desired effect.

jW

EDIT: I'm not saying you're wrong, just offering up the solution I know.

 

[GGJstudios]

Control-Y? Never heard of that key combination. Command-Z is Undo, which would achieve the desired effect.

jW

EDIT: I'm not saying you're wrong, just offering up the solution I know.

I just tested it before posting, but Command-Z works fine, too.

 

[JeannieE]

Thanks. I tried them and they both work. (I had trouble duplicating my problem, but Command + delete erased the sentence. However, it doesn't seem possible that I pressed those two keys while typing my message, so will have to wait to see if it happens again and try to figure out what I did to make it disappear and then try again to restore it.)

I am happy to have those two solutions to restore a deletion!

 

[Mal]

I actually went and tried the Control-Y suggestion, and it works too, as GGJStudios said. Thanks for that! Good to know (does it only apply to that, or is an undo command as well)?

jW