Alternative Method of Deleting Characters

You may want to delete a string of characters where the Q (Delete Word) and K (Delete Line) commands will not work. Perhaps the string is less than a line and does not consist of words, as defined by the program.

You can use successive D (Delete Character) commands to delete any character string. If the deletion involves lines that cause the screen to have to be repainted often, then the following alternative method of character deletion can be more advantageous:

  1. Place the cursor on the character immediately following the last character to be deleted.

  2. Press I to enter Input Mode.

  3. Backspace until the character string is deleted.

  4. Press ESC to return to Edit Mode.