EDT/WPS Delete Previous Word Erases a word, starting with the character left of the cursor. Key: EDT keypad or WPS keypad ------------------------ F13, CTRL/J, or LINEFEED Steps: 1. Put the cursor to the right of the text you want to erase. 2. Press the Delete Previous Word key (see key list above). Usage notes: o Delete Previous Word erases all or part of a word depending on the cursor position, as follows: Cursor positions Effects of Delete Previous Word ------------------------------------------------------------------- Start of a word or Erases all of the previous word, including between words the trailing white space. Elsewhere in a word Erases left of the cursor to the start of the current word. For example, if you are on the "t" in "Digital," you erase "Digi." Start of a line Erases the line break (carriage return) for the previous line, making the current line move up. Useful to join paragraphs for FILL. o To insert what you erased, use the RESTORE WORD command (with the EDT keypad, press GOLD-MINUS). o On VT100-series terminals, the LINEFEED key is the same as CTRL/J. Related topics: DELETE ERASE PREVIOUS WORD RESTORE RESTORE WORD