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Backspace/Space bar not working properly
When I double click and select a word, then press the backspace key, it
does not delete the word (or phrase, etc. that has been highlighted). Some thing with the space bar. Delete still works, but I'd like to get the backspace/space bar to work again. Any help you can offer would be great. Please email directly, in addition to the list: . Thanks, Michele |
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Backspace/Space bar not working properly
In Tools Options General, uncheck both options that mention WordPerfect.
-- 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. wrote: When I double click and select a word, then press the backspace key, it does not delete the word (or phrase, etc. that has been highlighted). Some thing with the space bar. Delete still works, but I'd like to get the backspace/space bar to work again. Any help you can offer would be great. Please email directly, in addition to the list: . Thanks, Michele |
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Backspace/Space bar not working properly
In Word, click on Tools | Options | Edit | check the "Typing
replaces selection" box | OK. wrote: When I double click and select a word, then press the backspace key, it does not delete the word (or phrase, etc. that has been highlighted). Some thing with the space bar. Delete still works, but I'd like to get the backspace/space bar to work again. Any help you can offer would be great. Please email directly, in addition to the list: . Thanks, Michele |
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Backspace/Space bar not working properly
Between them, Jay and g-n-o have provided the correct answers; you need both
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm). -- 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. wrote in message ups.com... When I double click and select a word, then press the backspace key, it does not delete the word (or phrase, etc. that has been highlighted). Some thing with the space bar. Delete still works, but I'd like to get the backspace/space bar to work again. Any help you can offer would be great. Please email directly, in addition to the list: . Thanks, Michele |
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