highlighting and typing over text

G

Guest

hi, for some reason for the past few weeks, everytime i highlight some text
and type something, instead of replacing the highlighted text, the new words
i type just appear beside the highlighted text. i cant even highlight and
press backspace to delete, i must highlight and press delete. please, does
anyone know what i can do? thanks a lot.
 
J

Jay Freedman

Tools > Options > Edit > check "Typing replaces selection".

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