You can delete words or lines using the following shortcuts:
Text correction shortcut keys |
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To |
Press |
Erase a word to the left of the cursor |
CTRL + BACKSPACE |
Erase a word to the right of the cursor |
SHIFT + BACKSPACE |
Delete characters from the cursor position to the end of the current line |
CTRL+E then press E |
You can also can use the overstrike mode to insert text. Overstrike mode is toggled on and off by pressing INSERT. When in overstrike mode, each character you type replaces existing text. The cursor changes shape from vertical to horizontal when in overstrike mode.