Key Combination: Delete on Mac

When editing files as well as documents, it is important to be able to quickly delete data and text content when needed. Often, a keyboard shortcut is the easiest option for executing commands on your Mac. Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts to delete content on a Mac here.

Mac: Keyboard shortcut for deleting content

On a Mac, you delete files and text using various keyboard shortcuts. To do this, proceed as follows:

• Within a word processor, you delete texts simply by pressing the backspace key.
• Using the key combination [Fn] and [Backspace], you delete texts from the beginning of a word. This shortcut corresponds to the [Del] key on a Windows keyboard.
• To delete files, use the combination [cmd] + [Backspace]. This will automatically move files to the Trash in the Finder and delete images in the photo editing software "Apple Photos".

More helpful keyboard shortcuts for the Mac

• Screenshot: Press [cmd] + [shift] + [3] to take a screenshot on your Mac.
• Dictionary: To do this, highlight a specific word and use the keyboard shortcut [ctrl] + [cmd] + [d].
• Close Window: Über die Befehlskombination [alt] + [cmd] + [w] schließen Sie alle in einer Anwendung geöffneten Fenster auf einmal.
• Speichern: Nutzen Sie die Tasten [cmd] + [s], um Arbeitsschritte oder Inhalte per Tastenkürzel zu speichern.