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This TikTok Hack Makes Deleting Text on a Computer Faster

This TikTok Hack Shows You How to Delete Text on a Computer, and Wow, the Efficiency

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TikTok is home to beauty, fashion, food, and — most notably — tech hacks that are nothing short of mindblowing. The social media platform is filled with useful tips and tricks that tech users just can't get enough of. The newest and coolest hack applies to anyone with a computer, and it's so helpful, we don't know why someone didn't tell us this sooner! Thanks to @mac_hacks on TikTok, we learned that there's a much easier and faster way to delete text on a computer, and as you can imagine, it's so useful.

How to Delete 1 Word at a Time on a Mac

To delete one word (instead of one character) at once on a Mac computer, hit "Option" and "Delete" at the same time.

How to Delete 1 Word at a Time on a Windows

To delete one word (instead of one character) at once on a Windows computer, hit "Control" and "Backspace" at the same time.

How to Delete an Entire Row of Text at Once on a Mac

To delete an entire row or paragraph of text at once on a Mac, hit "Command" and "Delete" at the same time.

How to Delete an Entire Row of Text at Once on a Windows

To delete an entire row or paragraph of text at once on a Windows computer, hit "Control," "Shift," and "Backspace" at the same time.

Trust us, these easy tips are sure to save you some effort the next time you're trying to revise a paper or email! Looking for more tech hacks from TikTok? Check out these cool iPhone hacks here.

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