Tools | Options | General: Clear the check boxes for both items that refer
to WordPerfect. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"The Kat" wrote in message
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The del will delete text in any other program but not in word. The
glitch
materialized after an update. But even if I restore the system, I can't
get
the key to work.

Anyone have a fix for this?!? It slows me down to use the
highlight-RightClick-cut method.