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Q: Wireless Keyboard - Need a Delete Key

I've recently bought the Apple Wireless keyboard.  Brilliant.  But I can't find how to make a delete button. 

There is the back space but nothing seems to work with it (alt/ctrl/cmd) for simple delete. 

Tried to find a way to programme the keys but haven't worked it out

 

any suggestions appreciated

JB

apple wireless keyboard, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 23, 2012 12:53 AM

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  • by Barry Hemphill,

    Barry Hemphill Barry Hemphill Dec 23, 2012 8:04 AM in response to JRBUK
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    Dec 23, 2012 8:04 AM in response to JRBUK

    Hello:

     

    How old is the KB you purchased?

     

    All Apple keyboards have, for some time, had a delete key (located in the upper right-hand part of the KB).

     

    Barry

  • by JRBUK,

    JRBUK JRBUK Dec 23, 2012 9:34 AM in response to Barry Hemphill
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    Dec 23, 2012 9:34 AM in response to Barry Hemphill

    Thanks for the note Barry

     

    I bought it from the online Apple store a two months ago.

     

    I've now looked them up online and zoomed in and sure enough they have a deleter key where mine has a back space key.  Also the return key on mine spans two rows down the right hand side where the others have a single row, lateral button

     

    I was sure I sure be able to programme it to increase the functions behind the keys but if not I'll have to go into Apple. At least I have the receipt and box so there won't be any argument on them helping

     

    However if anyone knows how to dual function the backspace/delete key, that would be handy

     

    John

  • by Malcolm J. Rayfield,

    Malcolm J. Rayfield Malcolm J. Rayfield Dec 28, 2012 1:10 AM in response to JRBUK
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    Dec 28, 2012 1:10 AM in response to JRBUK

    Try holding the Fn key when you use Backspace.

  • by JRBUK,

    JRBUK JRBUK Jan 1, 2013 2:36 PM in response to Malcolm J. Rayfield
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    Jan 1, 2013 2:36 PM in response to Malcolm J. Rayfield

    Thanks for the thought on this Malcolm

     

    that doesn't work either, having tried it before the post and now again from yours just to be sure

     

    Wonder if the Fn is working properly now?

  • by Malcolm J. Rayfield,

    Malcolm J. Rayfield Malcolm J. Rayfield Jan 1, 2013 11:36 PM in response to JRBUK
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    Jan 1, 2013 11:36 PM in response to JRBUK

    From your description of the Return key, you may have a "English (British)" or "English (International)" keyboard instead of the more common (at least here) "English (US)" version.

    <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2841>

     

    Does the Fn key work properly with other keys?  e.g.

     

    Fn ⇡ = Page Up

    Fn ⇣ = Page Down

    Fn ⇠ = Home

    Fn ⇢ = End

    Fn ⌫ = ⌦

  • by Malcolm J. Rayfield,

    Malcolm J. Rayfield Malcolm J. Rayfield Jan 1, 2013 11:44 PM in response to JRBUK
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    Jan 1, 2013 11:44 PM in response to JRBUK

    Make sure the setting in the "Input Sources" tab of "Languages & Text" system preferernce matches your keyboard.

  • by Yellowbox,

    Yellowbox Yellowbox Jan 3, 2013 3:02 AM in response to JRBUK
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    Jan 3, 2013 3:02 AM in response to JRBUK

    Hi, JB,

     

    My MacBook has a key labelled "Delete" but it is really a backspace key. Here is a little trick. Command Right Arrow takes the cursor to the end of a line of text, then Backspace to delete backwards!

     

    Ian.

  • by NiBod,

    NiBod NiBod Aug 25, 2013 6:23 PM in response to JRBUK
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    Aug 25, 2013 6:23 PM in response to JRBUK

    Hopefully JRBUK solved this by now, but FWIW... I got a new UK wireless keyboard in August 2013 and no delete key just the original double-width Backspace I know and love from my 80s Macs.

     

    Anyhow, Fn with that key works as [Del] for me - deleting the character to the right of the cursor. Malcolm's checks above are good advice, btw.

  • by JRBUK,

    JRBUK JRBUK Aug 29, 2013 12:30 AM in response to NiBod
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    Aug 29, 2013 12:30 AM in response to NiBod

    Thanks NiBod - it's now working well with the Mac and I use Yellowbox's advice to have it work with the Microsoft work PC

     

    I love the keyboard and it's so much better than the ones that work supply that the Delete key is a small price to pay if figure.

     

    JB

  • by OFDB,

    OFDB OFDB Sep 6, 2013 8:17 PM in response to JRBUK
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    Sep 6, 2013 8:17 PM in response to JRBUK

    You have to hold the fn key and then press the backspace key. It worked just fine with my apple wireless keyboard.

  • by G Amacher,

    G Amacher G Amacher Jan 14, 2014 8:47 AM in response to JRBUK
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    Jan 14, 2014 8:47 AM in response to JRBUK

    I use the Apple Wireless Keyboard with a Lenovo Laptop. (And a Macbook Pro).  Control D works as a delete key for the PC environment. 

  • by JRBUK,

    JRBUK JRBUK Jan 17, 2014 2:42 PM in response to G Amacher
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    Jan 17, 2014 2:42 PM in response to G Amacher

    thanks for the interest GA

    Looks to me like it works differently on different MS/Laptop systems

     

    Tried you suggestion again on mine and glad it works for you but isn't a success on my Dell

     

    However, the keyboard is so good in every other respect I've just learnt to live with it

  • by brigidfromgbr,

    brigidfromgbr brigidfromgbr Feb 6, 2014 3:52 PM in response to JRBUK
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    Feb 6, 2014 3:52 PM in response to JRBUK

    I have the same problem JRBUK. 

    Cant' delete from excel??  Have you found a solution yet?  I'm really frustrated...

  • by omero72,

    omero72 omero72 Feb 7, 2014 1:50 AM in response to brigidfromgbr
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    Feb 7, 2014 1:50 AM in response to brigidfromgbr

    I have those Bluetooth Apple keyboards Model No.: 1314 which have no "Delete" button.

     

    Shift+fn+Backspace perfectly works as "Delete"

     

    FYI.

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