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Can't find a "delete in place" key on Macbook Pro; does it even have one?
Posted on 09/03/2006 8:48:27 PM PDT by rudy45
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:48:28 PM PDT
by
rudy45
To: rudy45
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:50:30 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(This kid knows how to wallop a baseball!!!!!!)
To: rudy45
Another reason I don't like Macs is because when you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, nothing happens whereby in my Windows computer, it does a lot of useful stuff.
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:51:43 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(The Program is Morally Good)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:52:31 PM PDT
by
rudy45
To: rudy45
Did you check the spork weasel...
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:54:32 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(This kid knows how to wallop a baseball!!!!!!)
To: rudy45
Our Macbook Pro has no key labeled "backspace." Wish I could help you. Mac has never made sense to me. Simple things where made insanely illogical or impossible. Why did you go with a Macbook?
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:55:24 PM PDT
by
PistolPaknMama
(Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
To: rudy45
But does it have a stune my beeber key?
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posted on
09/03/2006 8:58:20 PM PDT
by
Bullish
( The pig headed monkeys of Islam can kiss my grits!)
Hmmm?
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posted on
09/03/2006 9:01:01 PM PDT
by
Bullish
( The pig headed monkeys of Islam can kiss my grits!)
To: rudy45
Hi Rudy,
Your Macbook has both a backspace key and a forward delete key. They are one and the same key... Used without a modifier it is a normal "Backspace" key... but hold down the Function key and it is a "Forward Delete" key... what you call a "delete in place"...
In other words, the "backspace" deletes to the left, and moves leftward as the characters are deleted. With the Function Key, the Backspace deletes to the right, and pulls the text to the right toward it as the next character to the right is deleted.
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posted on
09/03/2006 11:09:16 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: SamAdams76
Another reason I don't like Macs is because when you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, nothing happens whereby in my Windows computer, it does a lot of useful stuff. No, you're right, it doesn't... but then that is because it is not a Windows machine.
If you want some of the neat things, such as force quit, that CTRL+ALT+DEL does on a Windows machine, you press OPT+CMD+ESC. The rest are either not necessary on a Mac or are accessed differently.
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posted on
09/03/2006 11:12:41 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: rudy45
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posted on
09/03/2006 11:15:24 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: 1234; 6SJ7; Action-America; af_vet_rr; afnamvet; Alexander Rubin; anonymous_user; ...
Rudy45, a new Mac owner is seeking advice... the first question has been answered
but he may have more . . .
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
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posted on
09/03/2006 11:28:09 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: Swordmaker
Hey -- That is so cool.
I tried it and it worked... I lamented the lack of it since purchasing mine.
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posted on
09/03/2006 11:58:12 PM PDT
by
Sundog
(In a world without Walls or Fences, who needs Windows or Gates?)
To: Nailbiter
To: SamAdams76
option-command-shift will let you force quit programs in Mac. Or just take your mouse to the Apple under Finder. The entire system rarely, if ever, requires a reboot -- although a USB card reader was causing one at work to do some funky things. Of course, once we pulled the card reader, we got control again. And once we stopped trying to connect it via the keyboard and used the ports on the back, we got the card reader working.
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posted on
09/04/2006 5:06:09 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: SamAdams76
that should be option-command-escape.
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posted on
09/04/2006 5:07:12 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: SamAdams76
"Another reason I don't like Macs is because when you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, nothing happens whereby in my Windows computer, it does a lot of useful stuff."I know what you mean. I hope Microsoft releases a Bluetooth version of this keyboard soon.
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posted on
09/04/2006 5:53:17 AM PDT
by
Boss_Jim_Gettys
(Willing to compromise...NOT)
To: SamAdams76
Another reason I don't like Macs is because when you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, nothing happens You have an ALT key?
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posted on
09/04/2006 6:22:11 AM PDT
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been Cowboys)
To: Tribune7
***that should be option-command-escape.***
Yes, it should if you want to force quit a program. But I tried option-command-shift and it gave me Spotlight with a larger, easier to read section. Thanks
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posted on
09/04/2006 6:25:16 AM PDT
by
kitkat
(The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.LOL!)
To: SamAdams76
Yep - that CTRL+ALT+DEL does a lot fo useful stuff - like help get you out of frozen programs, or to force reboot the computer when it hangs - again.
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posted on
09/04/2006 6:57:03 AM PDT
by
TheBattman
(I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
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