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I used to beable to highlight a word and replace it with another word now it
does not do this can some one please tell me why?
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Olive,
Have a look at Tools - Options - Edit tab - Edit options section - check
first box typing replaces selection or something to that effect.

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Tools | Options | Edit: Typing replaces selection.

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Thank you both that seems to have sorted the problem out don't know how that
got deselected as I never go in to that part lol But thank you once again
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