Learn What 90% Of Computer Users Don't Know
Don't you hate it when you have to write a text again because somewhere in it you made a typo? Do you wonder why some people seem to just create text after text without any typo or error at all?
Wonder no longer! I'm going to reveal a secret to you that will enable you to make corrections in any text on your computer only using your mouse and the little known "backspace" key. Impress your boss and your spouse by writing texts like the professionals!
Wonder no longer! I'm going to reveal a secret to you that will enable you to make corrections in any text on your computer only using your mouse and the little known "backspace" key. Impress your boss and your spouse by writing texts like the professionals!
Before You Read On...
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Where Is The Backspace Key Located On My Keyboard?
To find the Backspace Key for the first time is a real chore. But I can give you one tip: stop looking among the letters. It's top right from them!
The Inventor Of The Backspace?
Read more about John Logie Baird on Wikipedia
How To Use The Key
- Find a digital text of yours that has some typos or misspellings. You can also visit the practice area at the end of this page.
- Use your mouse pointer and leftclick before the letters you'd like to delete, hold on and release after the last letter you'd like to be gone.
- Shortly press the Backspace button.
- That's it. The letters you selected will be gone!
When Should I Use It?
Whether to use this key or not is a judgment call, and needs to be decided on a case by case basis.Some examples of good use:
- Typo's and grammar errors
- Irrelevant text
- Accidental admissions of guilt
- Accidentally written credit card numbers
- The names of your co-authors
- On every letter you type
Overuse of the backspace key may lead to a dramatic decrease in productivity.
Real World Examples
In Closing
In this article I have tried to give you an idea of what the backspace key is and what it might be used for. This guide is not complete; there are many more uses to this little button and fully mastering it might take years.But if there is one thing I'd like you to part with, it is this: The world is full of text and they need you and your backspace key! Start practicing with it today and you'll see improvement tomorrow!
Show Off Your Knowledge!
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Practice Using YOUR Backspace Key!
Click the box, type a few letters and use Backspace to remove some of them.
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fefe
Sep 24, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
- I know how to use the Backspace key, but do not doubt there are many people who could use this.
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Pmona
May 9, 2010 @ 3:59 pm | delete
- A much needed comprehensive guide. Thank you!
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LKW31
May 8, 2010 @ 6:22 am | delete
- This is truly the best and clearest guide on how to use the backspace key I have ever read, it is such a complicated function and I reckon you have solved many problems people have with it.
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Important!
The backspace: Easy to learn, hard to master
by DaanBakker
DaanBakker
I'm a Computer Science student from the Netherlands who is a licensed keyboard practitioner.
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