Delete key

My delete key will not funtion since I downloaded the latest version. Any Help Please!!!!!

Hi papawayne,
The delete key on the BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard is located in the upper right corner. It will appear with an arrow facing to the left and is also used as the backspace key.
Thanks.
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Sorry if this is in the wrong topic, I have never used the support forums for any of the multitude of problems I have had with my Mac, but this one is severe and odd enough that I couldn't even find anyone else discussing it (although I'm sure someone is, but I tried many search key combinations on Google and only found unrelated things), so I decided to at least get it documented.
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shortDesc="#{bindings.ComMastVO.hints.Com.tooltip}">
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of function keys
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3399
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OS X Mavericks: If keys on your keyboard don’t work
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13809
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