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word does not automatically replace selected text
word used to automatically replace highlighted text with new text when I
selected and typed. For some reason its stopped doing that and i now have to manually delete the selected text. Does anyone know why? |
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word does not automatically replace selected text
On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:57:01 -0800, rosieh
wrote: word used to automatically replace highlighted text with new text when I selected and typed. For some reason its stopped doing that and i now have to manually delete the selected text. Does anyone know why? Word 2003 and earlier: Tools Options Edit check "Typing replaces selection". Word 2007: Office button Word Options Advanced Editing options check "Typing replaces selected text". -- 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. |
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word does not automatically replace selected text
Jay, you are an absolute star. Thank you so much it was driving me crazy.
"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:57:01 -0800, rosieh wrote: word used to automatically replace highlighted text with new text when I selected and typed. For some reason its stopped doing that and i now have to manually delete the selected text. Does anyone know why? Word 2003 and earlier: Tools Options Edit check "Typing replaces selection". Word 2007: Office button Word Options Advanced Editing options check "Typing replaces selected text". -- 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. |
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word does not automatically replace selected text
Or, simply press the "Insert" key on your keyboard -- and be careful
you don't accidentally touch it when you type "Backspace" or "Delete." On Feb 19, 10:25*am, rosieh wrote: Jay, you are an absolute star. Thank you so much it was driving me crazy. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:57:01 -0800, rosieh wrote: word used to automatically replace highlighted text with new text when I selected and typed. *For some reason its stopped doing that and i now have to manually delete the selected text. Does anyone know why? Word 2003 and earlier: Tools Options Edit check "Typing replaces selection". Word 2007: Office button Word Options Advanced Editing options check "Typing replaces selected text". |
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word does not automatically replace selected text
That's a different issue.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... Or, simply press the "Insert" key on your keyboard -- and be careful you don't accidentally touch it when you type "Backspace" or "Delete." On Feb 19, 10:25 am, rosieh wrote: Jay, you are an absolute star. Thank you so much it was driving me crazy. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:57:01 -0800, rosieh wrote: word used to automatically replace highlighted text with new text when I selected and typed. For some reason its stopped doing that and i now have to manually delete the selected text. Does anyone know why? Word 2003 and earlier: Tools Options Edit check "Typing replaces selection". Word 2007: Office button Word Options Advanced Editing options check "Typing replaces selected text". |
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