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I've just bought a 2011 Macbook Air 13", It's my first apple computer and I'm wondering where the delete key is..
I don't mean the backspace key which deletes previously typed letters or words. I mean the one that can be used to send files to trash once they are selected, exactly like the delete key on a windows keyboard.
Can anyone help?
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Lewis McLennan wrote:
But what is the delete key on the keyboard, there is no key with any "del" or similar marking except backspace which I've already tried.
Command+Backspace then (backspacing also deletes)
Here's a picture of an MBA keyboard, I can clearly see the 'delete' key at the top right of the keyboard, what does your MBA have instead?
Lewis McLennan wrote:
But what is the delete key on the keyboard, there is no key with any "del" or similar marking except backspace which I've already tried.
Command+Backspace then (backspacing also deletes)
Here's a picture of an MBA keyboard, I can clearly see the 'delete' key at the top right of the keyboard, what does your MBA have instead?
The backspace key is only marked as 'del' on some US keyboards. For the rest of us, it's the 'back' arrow.
However, as Retired Engineer says, forward delete on laptop keyboards is Fn+backspace.
Send to Trash is cmd (⌘)+backspace - or secondary click and choose 'Move to Trash' from the contextual menu.
Lewis McLennan wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
Command+Backspace then (backspacing also deletes)
I've tried that but nothing happens 😟
But then you said:
"Thanks noondaywitch 🙂 cmd + backspace is what I wanted, I just wanted a command to send to trash like the delete key does in windows 🙂"
So when did it start working exactly?
But what is the delete key on the keyboard, there is no key with any "del" or similar marking except backspace which I've already tried.
Oops
Move to trash or drag to the trashcan, or (keyboard only) command+delete
Select the file or files, press command key + delete key and it will send the selected file(s) to the trash can.
Csound1 wrote:
Command+Backspace then (backspacing also deletes)
I've tried that but nothing happens 😟
The forward delete function (delete the character to the right of the cursor) is fn + delete.
Thanks noondaywitch 🙂 cmd + backspace is what I wanted, I just wanted a command to send to trash like the delete key does in windows 🙂
Where is the delete key ?
