Command Reference — Edit category — Delete Left Word command

# Delete Left Word command

## Summary

Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.

## Description

Deletes text from the cursor position to the first white space character encountered after the previous word in the current line. This command does not delete white space before a word.

## How to Run

- Default Menu: None

- All Commands: Edit > Delete > Delete Left Word

- Toolbar: None

- Status Bar: None

- Default Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+BACKSPACE

## Plug-in Command ID

    EEID_DELETE_LEFT_WORD (4280)

## Macros

### [JavaScript]

    document.selection.WordLeft(true,1);
    document.selection.Delete(1);

### [VBScript]

    document.selection.WordLeft true,1
    document.selection.Delete 1