EDT/WPS Delete Previous Word
Erases a word, starting with the character left of the cursor.
Key: EDT keypad or WPS keypad
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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
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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