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Deleting Text
To fix a typing error, press delete (to erase characters to the right of the cursor) or press the backspace (to erase characters to the left of the cursor) key as many times as necessary to back up and delete the error, then retype. To make spot corrections, move the cursor to the immediate right of the mistake, backspace, then insert desired text.