Forum Discussion
John Sampson
Dec 29, 2022Copper Contributor
Deleted text
Every so often I find that text I have just typed disappears. I can get it back by "undo" but there must be a key combination that I am pressing accidentally to cause this. What key combination delet...
Charles_Kenyon
Dec 31, 2022Bronze Contributor
With a touchpad it is relatively easy to select a bunch of text while typing and not even notice. When you type, then, everything selected is replaced by whatever you type.
Undo is your friend. The shortcut is Ctrl+Z.
The little triangle/arrow to the right of the Undo circle in the QAT gives access to a list of recent actions letting you see what was done and letting you back out.
John Sampson
Jan 03, 2023Copper Contributor
Yes - it says "Typing". What interests me is *what* was I typing, as opposed to what I meant to type. I know about "undo" which I use if I become aware that text has vanished. My problem is reviewing text I typed some time ago and finding that some of what I typed isn't there. There must be a key combination that deletes text but I haven't been able to identify one that does what what I find has been done. Part of the issue is that I am using a Matias keyboard that has a control key next to the "N" key, easily struck by accident when touch typing.