Delete text

To delete text, follow the steps below:

1.Select the desired part of the text to delete: one or more characters, part of a word, one or more words, sentences or paragraphs. If you want to delete all text from a document and that document contains nothing but text, in the Edit menu, choose Select All or press Ctrl+A.

2.On the Toolbar, in the Edit section, click  Delete.

To remove one or more characters from the text, use one of the following methods:

•Place the cursor after the characters you want to delete. Delete them by successively pressing Backspace.

•Place the cursor before the characters you want to delete. Delete them by successively pressing Delete.

To delete a part of a word or a word, use one of the following methods:

•Place the cursor after the part of the word or words you want to delete and press the Ctrl+Backspace keyboard shortcut.

•Place the cursor before the part of the word or words you want to delete and press the Ctrl+Delete keyboard shortcut.

To delete a text fragment, follow these steps:

1.Select the required fragment.

2.Press Delete or Backspace.