Skip to content
English
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

How Can I Delete Entire Words At a Time In MS Word?

This article will showcase a useful hotkey that you can use for your transcription or other document editing

Using hotkeys in MS Word is a fantastic way to save yourself a lot of time when editing documents in the long run. When deleting characters using the Backspace key on your keyboard, it would usually delete one character per key press. But what if you could delete a whole word?

Use Ctrl+Backspace to delete a whole word instead of one character

TIP: If you want to discover more helpful hotkeys you can use in MS Word, click here.