[nfbcs] Deleting a column in Excel 2010

[Tracy Carcione]

I did this in 1 spreadsheet, but can't seem to do it again.
The Help says to select the column.  Easy.  Then open the Home ribbon and 
click Delete.  I hit alt to get the ribbon, then, if I arrow around, I get 
stuck in Font selection.  If I use the Jaws cursor and the Jaws mouse click 
when it says delete, it leaves the menu, but doesn't delete the column.
What's the trick?
The ribbon is confusing, as I've heard people say before.
Tracy