Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Email Client: Exchange

Almost every other Mac app supports holding the option key and pressing the delete ("backspace" key on many keyboards) key to delete the entire word, back to the previous space.

Any reason this was omitted?

Re: Why not include option-delete functionality in composition by Mickey

Mickey
Wed Apr 16 20:48:54 CDT 2008

I don't know. You should send a feature request.
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/suggestions.mspx?product=entourage

On 4/16/08 3:43 PM, in article ee98ac1.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"brunning@officeformac.com" <brunning@officeformac.com> wrote:

> Version: 2008
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
> Processor: intel
> Email Client: Exchange
>
> Almost every other Mac app supports holding the option key and pressing the
> delete ("backspace" key on many keyboards) key to delete the entire word, back
> to the previous space.
>
> Any reason this was omitted?

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