In Word 2003, click on Tools | Options | Edit tab | check the "Typing replaces selection" box | OK.
The backspace key
The Mac keyboard does not have a delete key. On MacBooks forward deletion can be achieved by holding down the Fn key and pressing the BackSpace key. Some applications replicate this operation with a Shift or Alt and BackSpace key combination but it is not native to the Mac's user interface.
The delete key deletes text to the right of the cursor and the backspace key, in the top right of your keyboard, will delete text to the left of the cursor.
Yes, the delete key can delete a word from powerpoint if the word you want deleted goes after the cursor or if you highlight the word, you can press the delete key instead of the backspace.
The "Delete" key, located in the upper right region of the keyboard.
On a Mac with a full size keyboard the delete forward key is found with the Home and End keys for other keyboards you press the Function (Fn) key and the Delete (sometimes called BackSpace) key.
backspace or delete
If you go to the address bar, then highlight the url. Hit the delte or backspace key on your keyboard this will delete the URL so you can type another one.
The delete button erases things in front of the cruser and the backspace button erases behind the cruser. ;) but next time do your own hw
The "Delete" key will do that.
the backspace
The delete key removes the character above or to the right of the cursor. The backspace removes the character to the left of the cursor.