Chapter 2 Introduction to Editing Operations
Chapter 2
Introduction to Editing Operations
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Deleting text
To delete the letter before the cursor, press the Backspace key.
To delete the letter after the cursor, press the Delete key.
Moving the cursor
To move the cursor, press the
,
,
<
,
>
and
.
keys.
Switching between insert mode and overwrite mode
To switch between insert mode and overwrite mode, press the Insert key.
Each press of the key selects insert mode or overwrite mode.
In insert mode, a letter is inserted at the cursor position when you press a
key. The letter that was formerly at the cursor position is shifted to the
right.
In overwrite mode, the letter that was formerly at the cursor position is
replaced by the new letter when you press a key.
Insert key
Backspace key
Delete key
Cursor keys