Selected text does not delete when typing in new text corrections

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How do I get selected text to automatically disappear when typing over with
corrections?
The original text and new text remain in the document until I select the
unwanted text and hit delete.
 
Hi =?Utf-8?B?SlJC?=,
How do I get selected text to automatically disappear when typing over with
corrections?
The original text and new text remain in the document until I select the
unwanted text and hit delete.
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Check the setting "Typing replaces selection" in Tools/Options/Edit

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

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Cindy M -WordMVP- said:
Hi =?Utf-8?B?SlJC?=,

Check the setting "Typing replaces selection" in Tools/Options/Edit

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


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Thank you Cindy- so easy, so quick when you know how!!
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