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intermittent€”delete/backspace key not working
My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97
files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks |
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On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce
wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesn’t work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field
code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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intermittent€”delete/backspace key not working
To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues:
Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case.
In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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intermittent€”delete/backspace key not working
Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using?
If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly.
thanks for going the extra mile here. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using? If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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For others... the problem appears to be that the documents contain tracked
changes. I haven't heard back from Cayce yet, but my guess is that the tracked changes aren't being displayed, and this make deleting kind of funky in Word 97. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly. thanks for going the extra mile here. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using? If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Ah, good call. Most likely correct.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... For others... the problem appears to be that the documents contain tracked changes. I haven't heard back from Cayce yet, but my guess is that the tracked changes aren't being displayed, and this make deleting kind of funky in Word 97. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly. thanks for going the extra mile here. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using? If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Follow-through via email confirmed that this is the problem.
For me, this sort of thing really vindicates Microsoft's decision to automatically display tracked changes in documents, regardless of whether they were set NOT to display when last saved/closed... in recent versions of Word. A client of mine has run into this problem numerous times. Alas, since they switched to Word 2003, it hasn't happened anymore, which has cost me a lot of lost "Fix this!" consulting. :-( -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, good call. Most likely correct. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... For others... the problem appears to be that the documents contain tracked changes. I haven't heard back from Cayce yet, but my guess is that the tracked changes aren't being displayed, and this make deleting kind of funky in Word 97. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly. thanks for going the extra mile here. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using? If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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intermittent€”delete/backspace key not working
I'll try to keep that in mind for future troubleshooting.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Follow-through via email confirmed that this is the problem. For me, this sort of thing really vindicates Microsoft's decision to automatically display tracked changes in documents, regardless of whether they were set NOT to display when last saved/closed... in recent versions of Word. A client of mine has run into this problem numerous times. Alas, since they switched to Word 2003, it hasn't happened anymore, which has cost me a lot of lost "Fix this!" consulting. :-( -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, good call. Most likely correct. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... For others... the problem appears to be that the documents contain tracked changes. I haven't heard back from Cayce yet, but my guess is that the tracked changes aren't being displayed, and this make deleting kind of funky in Word 97. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly. thanks for going the extra mile here. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you using? If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem, I'd be interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign) herbtyson dot com. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this case. In Tools Options Edit active checked boxes I have are : typing replaces selection drag and drop text editing when selecting, automatically select entire word use smart cut & paste I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not recall ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97? I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set to Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked. My problem remains. I am stumped. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct issues: Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" check box Jay mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing." Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look in the status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go to the General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both items that refer to WordPerfect. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that contains a field code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press Alt+F9 to toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other than straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the Delete or Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the field, and the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people were accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't normal text. It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert you to the fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text. Tools - Options - View, Field Shading. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "cayce" wrote in message ... Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to look? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce wrote: My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems with some W97 files where the delete key doesnt work. Sometimes, the backspace won't get rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I was trying to delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work, but backspace did. I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is encountered. As I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete words or characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had to use Ctrl X to remove a single letter in a table. Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help knowing where to look. I'd appreciate any ideas. thanks When that happens, look in Tools Options Edit -- the first box, "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but might have been cleared somehow. Check it again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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