My backspace key will not delete entire words

G

Guest

I can't figure out if this is a word issue or not, but when I highlight a
specific word and hit backspace, the word doesn't delete. How can I get the
backspace key to work as a delete key?
 
J

Jay Freedman

I can't figure out if this is a word issue or not, but when I highlight a
specific word and hit backspace, the word doesn't delete. How can I get the
backspace key to work as a delete key?
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