Another peeve 05/05/07

[Guest]

And another thing .. why for the past few months can I NOT, in WORD,
highlight a part of a passage and press the space bar and have it GONE ? Nor
the Backspace key?? I have to highlight and then hit the Delete key. Have I
'bumped' something and changed a setting I cannot now find? Yes, I've looked.

 

[CyberTaz]

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't looked
for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear as it could [and
should] be. However, what you are in search of is most likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing Replaces
Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the re-learning curve
is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of the "old standbys" are there
and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Guest]

"D) In Editing Options " Praise the Lord and pass the salami!! Cause actually
it's been longer than a few months ..I lied (sniff) it's been over a YEAR!!
Thank you thank you , cause that's a pain! " but _most_ of the "old
standbys" are there

and work pretty much as always"

Thank God! Now, leave it alone!! LOL

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't looked
for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear as it could [and
should] be. However, what you are in search of is most likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing Replaces
Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the re-learning curve
is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of the "old standbys" are there
and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Graham Mayor]

It's only Word 2007 that has changed the way things work. If you had the
problem for over a year - you are presumably using an older version which
hasn't changed - unless you changed it.

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My web site www.gmayor.com

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"D) In Editing Options " Praise the Lord and pass the salami!! Cause
actually it's been longer than a few months ..I lied (sniff) it's
been over a YEAR!! Thank you thank you , cause that's a pain! " but
_most_ of the "old standbys" are there

and work pretty much as always"

Thank God! Now, leave it alone!! LOL

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't
looked for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear as
it could [and should] be. However, what you are in search of is most
likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing
Replaces Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the
re-learning curve is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of the
"old standbys" are there and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That fact came out in another thread. He's using Word 2003.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

It's only Word 2007 that has changed the way things work. If you had the
problem for over a year - you are presumably using an older version which
hasn't changed - unless you changed it.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

"D) In Editing Options " Praise the Lord and pass the salami!! Cause
actually it's been longer than a few months ..I lied (sniff) it's
been over a YEAR!! Thank you thank you , cause that's a pain! " but
_most_ of the "old standbys" are there

and work pretty much as always"

Thank God! Now, leave it alone!! LOL

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't
looked for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear as
it could [and should] be. However, what you are in search of is most
likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing
Replaces Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the
re-learning curve is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of the
"old standbys" are there and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Graham Mayor]

I saw that after posting - I have the threads sorted latest first.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

That fact came out in another thread. He's using Word 2003.

It's only Word 2007 that has changed the way things work. If you had
the problem for over a year - you are presumably using an older
version which hasn't changed - unless you changed it.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

"D) In Editing Options " Praise the Lord and pass the salami!! Cause
actually it's been longer than a few months ..I lied (sniff) it's
been over a YEAR!! Thank you thank you , cause that's a pain! " but
_most_ of the "old standbys" are there
and work pretty much as always"
Thank God! Now, leave it alone!! LOL

:

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't
looked for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear
as it could [and should] be. However, what you are in search of is
most likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing
Replaces Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the
re-learning curve is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of
the "old standbys" are there and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I have the same sort, but I work my way up from the bottom. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I saw that after posting - I have the threads sorted latest first.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

That fact came out in another thread. He's using Word 2003.

It's only Word 2007 that has changed the way things work. If you had
the problem for over a year - you are presumably using an older
version which hasn't changed - unless you changed it.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>




evansche wrote:
"D) In Editing Options " Praise the Lord and pass the salami!! Cause
actually it's been longer than a few months ..I lied (sniff) it's
been over a YEAR!! Thank you thank you , cause that's a pain! " but
_most_ of the "old standbys" are there
and work pretty much as always"
Thank God! Now, leave it alone!! LOL

:

Apparently you've not been guided in the right direction or haven't
looked for the right option - understandable as it isn't as clear
as it could [and should] be. However, what you are in search of is
most likely located by:

A) Click the Office Button,
B) Click the Word Options... Button,
C) Select Advanced from the categories list,
D) In Editing Options (the top section) put a check in the Typing
Replaces Selection checkbox.

As you've found, Word has been radically redesigned & the
re-learning curve is steeper for some than others, but _most_ of
the "old standbys" are there and work pretty much as always

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac