Hi ! I'm now using MS Word 2005 on my workplace (Windows XP) computer. I
write alot. I have used MS Word for years on my Macintosh systems, and the
backspace key has always functioned to delete hightlighted text. It's a hard
habit to break. It's not working now, and it means my edited documents have
errors -- the text that I thought I deleted but didn't delete.

I may have inadvertantly turned this function off -- I got so frustrated
with the Autocorrect, autoformat, auto-mess-with-my document "features" that
I turned off all of it that I could find, and am now selectively adding back
the features that I understand and find useful. A small set. Can you help?

In Tools Options Edit, check "Typing replaces selection".

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

SolarGuy wrote:
Hi ! I'm now using MS Word 2005 on my workplace (Windows XP)
computer. I write alot. I have used MS Word for years on my
Macintosh systems, and the backspace key has always functioned to
delete hightlighted text. It's a hard habit to break. It's not
working now, and it means my edited documents have errors -- the text
that I thought I deleted but didn't delete.

I may have inadvertantly turned this function off -- I got so
frustrated with the Autocorrect, autoformat, auto-mess-with-my
document "features" that I turned off all of it that I could find,
and am now selectively adding back the features that I understand and
find useful. A small set. Can you help?

Thanks ! Got it !

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

In Tools Options Edit, check "Typing replaces selection".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

SolarGuy wrote:
Hi ! I'm now using MS Word 2005 on my workplace (Windows XP)
computer. I write alot. I have used MS Word for years on my
Macintosh systems, and the backspace key has always functioned to
delete hightlighted text. It's a hard habit to break. It's not
working now, and it means my edited documents have errors -- the text
that I thought I deleted but didn't delete.

I may have inadvertantly turned this function off -- I got so
frustrated with the Autocorrect, autoformat, auto-mess-with-my
document "features" that I turned off all of it that I could find,
and am now selectively adding back the features that I understand and
find useful. A small set. Can you help?

[Lord Dax]

Thanx Jay,
I had same problem after installing Office XP Professional and now you've
solved something that really used to annoyed me!
Top man, thanks a million.
Dave (N.London, England)

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

In Tools Options Edit, check "Typing replaces selection".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

SolarGuy wrote:
Hi ! I'm now using MS Word 2005 on my workplace (Windows XP)
computer. I write alot. I have used MS Word for years on my
Macintosh systems, and the backspace key has always functioned to
delete hightlighted text. It's a hard habit to break. It's not
working now, and it means my edited documents have errors -- the text
that I thought I deleted but didn't delete.

I may have inadvertantly turned this function off -- I got so
frustrated with the Autocorrect, autoformat, auto-mess-with-my
document "features" that I turned off all of it that I could find,
and am now selectively adding back the features that I understand and
find useful. A small set. Can you help?

[Sharon D.]

How does one do this in Word 2007, please? "Typing replaces selection" is
not an option.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

In Tools Options Edit, check "Typing replaces selection".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

SolarGuy wrote:
Hi ! I'm now using MS Word 2005 on my workplace (Windows XP)
computer. I write alot. I have used MS Word for years on my
Macintosh systems, and the backspace key has always functioned to
delete hightlighted text. It's a hard habit to break. It's not
working now, and it means my edited documents have errors -- the text
that I thought I deleted but didn't delete.

I may have inadvertantly turned this function off -- I got so
frustrated with the Autocorrect, autoformat, auto-mess-with-my
document "features" that I turned off all of it that I could find,
and am now selectively adding back the features that I understand and
find useful. A small set. Can you help?

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

Sure it is. Word options Advanced Editing options section.

PamC

Sharon D. wrote:
How does one do this in Word 2007, please? "Typing replaces selection" is
not an option.

In Tools Options Edit, check "Typing replaces selection".

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and am now selectively adding back the features that I understand and
find useful. A small set. Can you help?

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