As Graham pointed out, when you delete text in the middle of a document, the
following text will flow into fill the space. Is the selected text not being
deleted, or is it that the page isn't blank?
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"Wayner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It WAS 'delete' Will try backspace. Thanx
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> "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
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>> Delete or Backspace? If the latter, Tools > Options > Edit
>> Check "Typing Replaces Selection"
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>> Charles Kenyon
>>
>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>
>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>
>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
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>> "Wayner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3919C415-8468-42FF-B932-(E-Mail Removed)...
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>> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
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>> >> What does it do if it does not delete the selected text? No action!
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>> >> Version of Word? Version10 build 6764
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>> >> Charles Kenyon
>> >>
>> >> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>> >>
>> >> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> >> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>> >>
>> >> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>> >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>> >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>> >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>> >> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>> >>
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>> >> "Wayner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:F7F71B3F-4927-4636-BE1F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >I have selected the whole page, but 'delete' doesn't work.
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