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Sun 24 Jul, 2005 06:02 pm
This is a really wierd problem I just came up with a few weeks ago. Whenever I highlight text in Microsoft Word and hit backspace (or delete), nothing happens. I have to manually press the backspace or delete key and delete the text. Fortunately it works with other programs, but not Word. It doesn't seem like a big deal since I can just cut the text, but it becomes a pain if you're not used to it for so long.
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Hey extremenoob,
I am not sure if you got a solution to your problem. If not, try this:
Inside a Microsoft Word document window,
Goto Tools -> Options
Click on Edit Tab
Make sure that "Typing replaces selection" is checked. If it isnt, then it is a potential cause for your problem. Check it.
Click Ok.
Now try backspacing a selected text.
Hope this helps...
WoW! Thanks sreeramv! I had this same problem and viola! Now it's fixed!
hey thanks! that was my problem too.
backspace in Word
I also had the same problem, backspace didn't function. And the options>edit>typing replaces selection ... fixed it. Thanks.
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