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Default Backspace key no longer automatically deletes highlighted text

I'd like to recover functionality
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Default Backspace key no longer automatically deletes highlighted text

On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box for "Typing replaces
selection" (Backspace is considered "typing.")

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