As you probably know, the standard delete key on the iPad keyboards deletes backwards, but another keystroke offers the ability to perform a forward delete on iPad as well. Of course the iPad keyboards do not have an fn key, so this is not an option for iPad users. Disabling the Globe key by setting it to have no function does not improve the experience. Get more of our great Apple tips, tricks, and important news delivered to your inbox with the OSXDaily newsletter. Forward delete is kind of a hangover from the Windows world.
What is so hard about navigating the cursor before what you want to delete, then pressing the Delete key? This is NOT a hold over from Windows. Also, the compact keyboard uses fn-delete, which is sensible enough. Lack of forward-delete is a gross omission for those who navigate through non-natural-language text. Efficiency is king here, and moving forward to then move backwards is both a literal and conceptual waste. Both can be very useful.
Many of the external keyboards for Macs will have both backspace and delete keys click here to find out how to use a Windows keyboard with a Mac. Luckily, there is a very simple way around this problem. To make the backspace key act like a delete key, you simply have to hold down the fn function key in the bottom-left corner of the keyboard at the same time.
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Question feed. Ask Different works best with JavaScript enabled. That is especially for those of us with fat fingers! This push touch allows you to move the cursor like a trackball or track pad. You can position the cursor exactly where you want while your view is completely unobstructed by your finger or thumb , because you finger is over the keyboard.
You can also select individual words or paragraphs of text more easily. Sorry this means you can not use it on iPhone 4, 4s and iPhone 5. The newest iPhones and iPads do not have 3D touch, but there is an alternative method using only the keyboard explained further below. You press harder than normal on a useful area of your screen. You must press hard enough for your screen pressure sensitivity to recognize it as a force touch. I will show you in more detail using the method to right delete using only the iPhone keyboard, which follows.
Oh yes you can forward delete on an iPhone keyboard using this new way to interact with your iPhone! Yes I suppose it is a little corny when you see the detail, but it really does only use the standard keyboard. Personally I use it all the time. Here is how to do it using methods that use only the keyboard. Try it yourself: Open a note in your iOS device. Yes go on, you can switch between Notes and Safari as you follow along! Write a little text to allow you to test how it works.
Anything will do. Consider in the screen copy below of my iPhone. Please consider it as only a rough first draft, LOL. Now my cursor is left of what I want to delete. I can easily use the keyboard only to delete right.
It would otherwise be a little harder on my iPhone 7 Plus. Curse these short thumbs! Now Press and press harder than usual on the keyboard. This starts it. Note: as you start 3D touch iPhones can give you feedback, as follows. If you have haptics turned on available from iPhone 7 onward then you will feel a tap-back from your phone it is feedback you have force touched your phone.
So yes, it works on iPhone 8. You can press-touch anywhere on the keyboard in this step. Now you will see as per the screen copy below the keyboard is faded, and as you continue to hold your finger on the keyboard, you can slide slide it left to right, or up and down.
Watch what happens. How to forward delete on iPhone using only the keyboard with 3D touch step 1. It works like a track pad — you can more easily move the cursor using the keyboard close to the bottom of the screen and watch where the cursor moves without your finger or thumb in the way.
Watch the yellow cursor indicator that appears — as you slide your finger the cursor moves. Note: You might notice there are actually two cursors indicated. A gray cursor indicator shows where the actual cursor will end up if you lift your finger off the screen. No big fat finger in the way, no too fine touch required. If you slide too far just continue to hold and slide your finger to adjust the cursor position.
Just makes it so easy! So now you slide the cursor to the right by gliding your finger to the right over the faded keyboard, and then you hit the delete key. How to forward delete on iPhone Using only the keyboard step 2 — action by tapping the delete key. Well it does only use the keyboard…. Yes, as I said near the beginning, it is a little corny as it does take two steps. However, I wanted to stress that use because the point of this article is just as much to teach you about 3D touch as it is to show you you can delete forward on the iPhone by using it.
However you absolutely can do it using only the standard keyboard, this much is true. It is valuable because whether you would otherwise use the magnifying glass or to tap and possibly tap again those methods cause you to have your finger over the text.
Lets show you some more about it. What else can you do with it on your keyboard? Another easy thing to do is to select a whole word. Normally you would reach up and tap twice on the word, and for larger words you can normally select it first go.
Not always if you have a small word and big fingers! Push touch as before, but now slightly release pressure as you maintain or glide your finger. Position the yellow cursor where you want to select the word.
Without lifting your finger press harder again. You will see word is selected! You can use this to select a larger block of text than a single word. As before press-touch, but now slightly release pressure as you glide your finger. Position the yellow cursor from where you want to select the word.
Without lifting your finger, press harder again. Continue to slide your finger on the keyboard-track-pad. You will see multiple words are selected and highlighted in yellow, from the word you started with to where you dragged the cursor!
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