In Word. I highlight a section, hit backspace, doesn't delete

[Guest]

If you highlight a selection in Word and then hit backspace, it should delete
tthe selection. This no longer happens on one of my PC's. I've clearly
changed something - I just don't know what.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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If you highlight a selection in Word and then hit backspace, it should delete
tthe selection. This no longer happens on one of my PC's. I've clearly
changed something - I just don't know what.

If Track Changes is turned on, that will lock out this keyboard shortcut. Could
that be what's happening?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Guest]

Thanks for trying. Unfortunately this didn't sort the problem. My son has
now discovered what the problem was:

Tools
Options
Edit tab
and ensure 'Typing replaces selection' is checked

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tools | Options | Edit: Check "Typing replaces selection." Word considers
backspacing "typing." For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/UnableToDeleteText.htm

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

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