ERASE PREVIOUS WORD Erases all of the previous word or all of the current word, depending on your cursor position. Steps: 1. Put the cursor where you want to erase a word. 2. Use the ERASE PREVIOUS WORD command. Usage notes: o ERASE PREVIOUS WORD erases an entire word, except at the start of a line, as follows: Cursor positions Effects of ERASE PREVIOUS WORD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Start of line Erases the line break (carriage return), making the current line move up, unless you are at the top of the buffer. Useful to join paragraphs for FILL commands. Start of word or Erases the previous word (left of the cursor), between words including the trailing white space. Elsewhere on Same as ERASE WORD---erases all of the current a word word, including the trailing white space. o To insert what you erased, use the RESTORE WORD command. o In editing a command line, any key defined as ERASE WORD works like ERASE PREVIOUS WORD---see help on Editing Command Lines. Related topics: ERASE START OF LINE ERASE WORD RESTORE RESTORE WORD