Command Reference — Edit category — Delete Word command

# Delete Word command

## Summary

Deletes the word at the current cursor position.

## Description

Deletes any text at the cursor position between two white space characters. This command deletes white space if there is no text present at the cursor position.

## How to Run

- Default Menu: None

- All Commands: Edit > Delete > Delete Word

- Toolbar: None

- Status Bar: None

- Default Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE

## Plug-in Command ID

    EEID_DELETE_WORD (4194)

## Macros

### [JavaScript]

    document.selection.SelectWord();
    document.selection.Delete(1);

### [VBScript]

    document.selection.SelectWord
    document.selection.Delete 1