while typing using Word, I encountered a problem. after typing, I went back,
and wanted to change a phrase; by inserting the cursor at the end of the
phrase, I backspaced to erase the unwanted phrase. Now when I typed the new
phrase, it simply is swallowing the text. So, I must have triggered a
deleting mechanism. How can I resolve this?

Turn overwrite / overtype off. If enabled, this is generally the function of
the "Insert" key on your keyboard.

Yves

"pink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> while typing using Word, I encountered a problem. after typing, I went
> back,
> and wanted to change a phrase; by inserting the cursor at the end of the
> phrase, I backspaced to erase the unwanted phrase. Now when I typed the
> new
> phrase, it simply is swallowing the text. So, I must have triggered a
> deleting mechanism. How can I resolve this?

You accidentally touched the "Insert" key while pressing Backspace.

On May 27, 4:09*pm, pink <p...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> while typing using Word, I encountered a problem. *after typing, I wentback,
> and wanted to change a phrase; by inserting the cursor at the end of the
> phrase, I backspaced to erase the unwanted phrase. *Now when I typed the new
> phrase, it simply is swallowing the text. *So, I must have triggered a
> deleting mechanism. *How can I resolve this?