Word will not let me backspace selected text

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Egn1993

When I select something and try to delete it using the backspace button, the
selected text stays. I’ve seen this before and managed to fix it, but I no
longer remember how. If you have any ideas of how to fix it or of where I
should look to fix it, please tell me.
 
Select Tools > Options > Edit tab and turn on "Typing replaces selection".

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Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
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Egn1993 said:
When I select something and try to delete it using the backspace
button, the selected text stays. I've seen this before and managed
to fix it, but I no longer remember how. If you have any ideas of
how to fix it or of where I should look to fix it, please tell me.
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In Tools > Options > Edit, check the box for "Typing replaces selection".

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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