Hi Roger Try M-x normal-erase-is-backspace-mode. If that works for you, then add (normal-erase-is-backspace-mode 0) to your .emacs file. More information is available in the Emacs manual, section: "If <DEL> Fails to Delete". Gordon -- Gordon Farquharson NCAR/EOL/RTF PO Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307 Tel: 303-497-2011