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 remove all text from a document and the document contains nothing but text, run the Select All command. To do this, in the Edit menu, choose Select All. Or press Ctrl+A or  Cmd+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. If you are working in Windows or Linux, delete characters by pressing Backspace as many time as needed, if you are working in macOS, delete them by pressing Delete.

•Place the cursor before the characters you want to delete. If you are working in Windows or Linux, delete characters by pressing Delete as many time as needed, if you are working in macOS, delete them by successively pressing Fn+Delete keys.

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

•Place the cursor after a word or word part that you want to delete. When working in Windows or Linux, press Ctrl+Backspace. When working in macOS, use  Cmd+Delete or  Option+Delete.

•Place the cursor before a word or word part that you want to delete. When working in Windows or Linux, press Ctrl+Delete. When working in macOS, use  Cmd+ Fn+Delete or  Option+Fn+Delete.

To delete a text fragment, follow these steps:

1.Select the required fragment.

2.When working in Windows or Linux OS, press Delete or Backspace. When working in macOS, press Delete or use Fn+Delete shortcut.