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03-15-2013 10:20 PM #1iPF Novice
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No backspace?
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03-15-2013 11:36 PM #2iPad Junkie
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It does, at the upper right above the return key.
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03-16-2013 03:01 AM #3iPad Fan
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Hello Meenie.
Originally Posted by LannyC
You really mean no Delete key I think?
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03-16-2013 07:03 AM #4Moderator
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No backspace?
As LannyC above said, that little white x on a black background top RHS of the keyboard is the backspace key. If you mean no forward space key, the iPad does not have it. Why? Err. Because? Originally Posted by Meenie
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03-16-2013 12:39 PM #5iPF Legend
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Macs haven't had the forward delete for as long as I can remember. I was surprised the first time I saw it on a Windows machine. Originally Posted by The OB
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03-16-2013 05:22 PM #6iPF Novice
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No I mean a back space key. The X does move you back but iy erases as you go.i want to move without erasing
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To move the cursor back, without erasing anything, tap and hold on a section of text until a magnifying glass appears, then slide the magnifying glass until the cursor visible in it is exactly where you want, then remove your finger from the screen. Originally Posted by Meenie
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03-16-2013 07:23 PM #8iPF Novice
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Scifan57 gives you the ONLY option. And I agree, it sucks. The docked keyboard does have a backspace key. I have never been able to figure out why the screen keyboard doesn't have this capability.
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03-16-2013 08:19 PM #9iPF Novice
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Maybe in version 5, eh (sighs)
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03-17-2013 12:24 AM #10iPad Junkie
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Don't count on it from Apple. More keys would mean less room left to see what you're typing, or unacceptably-small keys. Some text apps do have keyboards with extra keys, including cursor arrows, and the tradeoff is obvious.
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