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highlight and replace text
I am using Microsoft Office XP Professional. In the past, when I wanted to
delete and replace text, I did it by highlighting the text I wanted to delete and typing the text I wanted to appear. The highlighted text would disappear with the first keystroke. About 2 weeks ago my Outlook and Word started doing something different. Now when I highlight text and try to replace it by typing over it, my new text is inserted at the beginning of the highlighted segment. If I wish to delete the old text, I have to do that as a separate step. For example, if I wish to replace the word "dog" with the word "cat," I have to highlight "dog," press delete, then type in "cat." I would like to eliminate the delete step. (Right now if I don't first delete the word "dog," I end up with the word "catdog.") To my knowledge this fluke has only appeared in Outlook and Word. Thanks for your help! |
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highlight and replace text
Tools | Options | Edit: "Typing replaces selection."
-- 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. "pppppiglet" wrote in message ... I am using Microsoft Office XP Professional. In the past, when I wanted to delete and replace text, I did it by highlighting the text I wanted to delete and typing the text I wanted to appear. The highlighted text would disappear with the first keystroke. About 2 weeks ago my Outlook and Word started doing something different. Now when I highlight text and try to replace it by typing over it, my new text is inserted at the beginning of the highlighted segment. If I wish to delete the old text, I have to do that as a separate step. For example, if I wish to replace the word "dog" with the word "cat," I have to highlight "dog," press delete, then type in "cat." I would like to eliminate the delete step. (Right now if I don't first delete the word "dog," I end up with the word "catdog.") To my knowledge this fluke has only appeared in Outlook and Word. Thanks for your help! |
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