"Backspace" key doesn't delete. It just moves cursor back. How .

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Desuboy

On MS Word, if I go to highlight text and to use the "backspace" key to
delete, it does not delete. It simply moves the cursor before the
highlighted text. How do I fix this? It is very annoying.
 
V

Vermilion

Desuboy said:
On MS Word, if I go to highlight text and to use the "backspace" key to
delete, it does not delete. It simply moves the cursor before the
highlighted text. How do I fix this? It is very annoying.

Piece of cake, Just open Tools/Options/Edit. Then mark :Typing Replaces
selection:
press OK, and you're done!
 
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Sweets110

oh thank you thank you thank you!!! Just when you think you're the only one
going thru something crazy!!! surf the net and you'll find SOMEONE SOMEWHERE
who's been thru it too... my delete AND back space buttons just STOPPED
working! but i found the solution for both on here!!! and it just started
happening ALL OF A SUDDEN last week... it was working fine before that...it
was VERY annoying but I'm SOO glad its fixed...

Again THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
 
T

thank you!

Yes, yes, yes! I felt the same way. Thank you so much for the help here. I
was kind of getting depressed :) about it, and then I found this, so this is
a huge help. WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS! Thanks.
 
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Mark Davila

Thank you thank you thank you. tools/options/replace text as you type.
Suddenly my backspace key had stopped working and it was so annoying. I must
have lived with that problem for two weeks. I'm really starting to love this
site.
 
T

Thank you

Yes thanks, I was finind this quite annoying, too. Help in Word was no help.

Jorge
 

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