Sunday, March 21, 2010

Macs Don't Delete

I've never owned an Apple computer with the Macintosh OS, but I've used them before. One thing that always gets me (perhaps because I learned computer stuff on Windows machines) is that there is no equivalent to the "Del" button. The key that says "delete" actually serves a backspace function. I like to use both the backspace and delete functions.

Does anyone know how to delete the character after the cursor on a Mac?

3 comments:

Unknown said...

use fn + delete, or alt + delete, or option + delete. I'm using a 3rd party keyboard right now, so I'm not sure which one it is... I don't have fn.

Unknown said...

hmm interesting that you don't have the fn button. That is what i use to delete after the cursor. :(

Unknown said...

good to know that it is possible...maybe one day I'll be cool enough/rich enough to spring for a cutting edge mac.