# Possibly a simple computer solution?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-a-simple-computer-solution/331427>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-a-simple-computer-solution/331427 "2005-11-17T01:54:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-a-simple-computer-solution/331427/1 "2005-11-17T01:54:18Z")

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I often hit the search function and input my own screenname to view my threads for replies.

(don’t we all ? :rolleyes: )

Since I sometimes work until 2 in the morning, by the time I get home and post to the SDMB I’m a little to tired to spel my own name correctly half the time, so I simply type “E” and scroll down the many mis-spelled variations of “Enola Straight” and click on that.

I want to erase the mis-spells and leave just the true spell for simplicity sake.

How do I delete?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-a-simple-computer-solution/331427/2 "2005-11-17T02:14:58Z")

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Shift-Delete should do it.

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-a-simple-computer-solution/331427/3 "2005-11-17T02:26:41Z")

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It did.

:smack:

😃