help - I cannot delete words or letters

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sue

My large file no longer allows me to delete or backspace my words or letters.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Sue.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Does this affect the Backspace and Delete keys generally (that is, to delete
single characters backward or forward)? If so, do you have Track Changes
enabled?

If this affects only the ability to delete selected text, make sure you have
"Typing replaces selection" enabled (Tools | Options | Edit), as that
affects the ability to use Backspace to delete selected text. For Delete,
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/UnableToDeleteText.htm
 

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