In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only one
letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?

Lakewood95 wrote:
In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only one
letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?


Works for me in Word 2002. What version of Word have you got?

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Check under Tools, Options, Edit tab that the 'Typing Replaces Selection'
option is checked.

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"Lakewood95" wrote in message
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: In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
: phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only one
: letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?
:
:

Hi Lakewood,

Even when you get this sorted as Terry described, you should
understand that what you're doing isn't really "deleting" the selected
text -- you're *replacing* it with a space character. You then have an
unnecessary space character in the document. It would be better to
select text and press the Delete key -- that's what it's for.

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:21:25 -0000, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Check under Tools, Options, Edit tab that the 'Typing Replaces Selection'
option is checked.

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http://word.mvps.org/

"Lakewood95" wrote in message
...
: In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
: phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only one
: letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?
:
:

Actually, using the Delete key in the first place would not cause the
problem (though it's subject to a different Options setting problem), but if
you try to use Backspace, you will encounter it since Word considers
backspacing "typing."

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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Hi Lakewood,

Even when you get this sorted as Terry described, you should
understand that what you're doing isn't really "deleting" the selected
text -- you're *replacing* it with a space character. You then have an
unnecessary space character in the document. It would be better to
select text and press the Delete key -- that's what it's for.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:21:25 -0000, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Check under Tools, Options, Edit tab that the 'Typing Replaces Selection'
option is checked.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Lakewood95" wrote in message
...
: In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
: phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only
one
: letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?
:
:

When I use my delete key I get a confirmation bar in the bottom left of the
window. and have to hit either y or n to delete it. Is there a way to turn
that off?
"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Hi Lakewood,

Even when you get this sorted as Terry described, you should
understand that what you're doing isn't really "deleting" the selected
text -- you're *replacing* it with a space character. You then have an
unnecessary space character in the document. It would be better to
select text and press the Delete key -- that's what it's for.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:21:25 -0000, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Check under Tools, Options, Edit tab that the 'Typing Replaces Selection'
option is checked.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Lakewood95" wrote in message
...
: In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word or
: phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only
one
: letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?
:
:

See reply to your previous similar question.

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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
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"VR Peters" wrote in message
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When I use my delete key I get a confirmation bar in the bottom left of
the
window. and have to hit either y or n to delete it. Is there a way to
turn
that off?
"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
news
Hi Lakewood,

Even when you get this sorted as Terry described, you should
understand that what you're doing isn't really "deleting" the selected
text -- you're *replacing* it with a space character. You then have an
unnecessary space character in the document. It would be better to
select text and press the Delete key -- that's what it's for.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:21:25 -0000, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Check under Tools, Options, Edit tab that the 'Typing Replaces
Selection'
option is checked.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Lakewood95" wrote in message
...
: In my old word programs, I have always been able to highlight a word
or
: phrase and delete it by hitting the spacebar. Now it will delete only
one
: letter at a time. Can I change the default setting?
:
: