How do I delete a highlighted section by striking one key? I used to be able
to do this but can't now.

Are you referring to a section break? If you're using the Delete key and it
doesn't work, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm
for one possible answer.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dr. Therm" Dr. wrote in message
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How do I delete a highlighted section by striking one key? I used to be
able
to do this but can't now.

Thanks Suzanne, but my problem is, I used to highlight a section and then
just begin typing and it would delete--without striking delete or backspace.
But now it doesn't happen and I'm always inserting a new word-or more-before
I notice that the section wasn't deleted. It used to work with tab too, but
that doesn't work now either.
Thanks again.
jc

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you referring to a section break? If you're using the Delete key and it
doesn't work, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm
for one possible answer.

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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.

"Dr. Therm" Dr. wrote in message
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How do I delete a highlighted section by striking one key? I used to be
able
to do this but can't now.

In Tools Options Edit, check the box for "Typing replaces selection".

You confused us because Word uses "section" to mean specifically the portion
of a document between two section breaks. When some arbitrary text is
highlighted, that's a "selection". Maybe Microsoft should have made up new
names instead of giving special meanings to ordinary words. :-)

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

Dr. Therm wrote:
Thanks Suzanne, but my problem is, I used to highlight a section and
then just begin typing and it would delete--without striking delete
or backspace. But now it doesn't happen and I'm always inserting a
new word-or more-before I notice that the section wasn't deleted. It
used to work with tab too, but that doesn't work now either.
Thanks again.
jc

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you referring to a section break? If you're using the Delete key
and it doesn't work, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm for one
possible answer.

--
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.

"Dr. Therm" Dr. wrote in message
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How do I delete a highlighted section by striking one key? I used
to be able to do this but can't now.