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To: Dagnabitt
After 7 or 8 PCS, I Bought a MacBook Pro two weeks ago. Very clean, well thought out product, but no Delete key?

Yes, it has a delete key, but it deletes backward like the backspace key on a PC. To delete forward, hold the function key (fn) and then at the same time hit the delete key. This is a legacy of UNIX, which existed long before Windows. It will take you about 2 weeks to get comfortable with this, and then it will seem very natural to you.

and no right mouse button?

There are lots of ways to get a right click on a MacBook Pro.

  1. Hold down the control key and click on the touchpad at the same time.
  2. Click on the touchpad with 2 fingers.
  3. Go to System Preferences --> Touchpad and you can set Secondary Click to Bottom Right Corner.
Again it will take you about 2 weeks to get comfortable with this, and then it will seem very natural. I prefer using a 2-finger click.
39 posted on 12/12/2010 11:10:54 AM PST by stripes1776
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Thanks for the tips. I´m sure I´ll get the hang of this thing.


41 posted on 12/12/2010 1:13:23 PM PST by Dagnabitt ("Obama" - Swahili for "Fail")
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