Cant delete text after i highlight it

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Matt1090

When i click down on my mouse and drag it over text, and then hit the
backspace button, the text doesn't get deleted, the cursor just goes to the
beginning of the highlighted text. How do i fix this so i can delete text
after i highlight t?
 
When i click down on my mouse and drag it over text, and then hit the
backspace button, the text doesn't get deleted, the cursor just goes to the
beginning of the highlighted text. How do i fix this so i can delete text
after i highlight t?
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Howdy,

Have you tried highlighting, and then touching Delete?

All the best,
 
When i click down on my mouse and drag it over text, and then hit the
backspace button, the text doesn't get deleted, the cursor just goes to the
beginning of the highlighted text. How do i fix this so i can delete text
after i highlight t?
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In the Options dialog, check the box for "Typing replaces selection".
 
Tools | Options | Edit: Typing replaces selection. Word regards Backspace
as "typing."
 
Thanks a million. That did the trick!

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Tools | Options | Edit: Typing replaces selection. Word regards Backspace
as "typing."

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