What if you want to delete the characters in front of your cursor? Is it possible to do that on a Mac? Yes, it is. Follow along to find out how.

Forward Delete Text on a Mac

  1. In your text place your cursor to the left of the characters you want to delete. Hold down the “Fn” key on your keyboard, and then press the “Delete” button. You should see that the words are now being deleted forward rather than backward.

If your text work requires you to delete text in front of the cursor, the tip above should help you do just that on your Mac. Image credit: Delete Key (New Apple Keyboard)