Delete and Backspace features disabled in Word

That did it! Thanks so much for your quick response!

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

> Tools > Options > General
> uncheck both options that have WordPerfect in them.
>
> Tools > Options > Edit
> check "Typing Replaces Selection"
> --
> Charles Kenyon
>
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>
> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>
> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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> "Bejewell" <Bejewell DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A7D5BADF-3ED6-4E16-97E4-C81B93904E4D@microsoft.com...
> > My boss is having trouble with Word - for some reason, he is no longer
> > able
> > to delete text by selecting the text and then pressing the Delete key or
> > the
> > Backspace key on his keyboard. I've been all over his Tools/Options/Edit
> > menu, but can't find anything that would have disabled these keyboard
> > features.
> >
> > Any suggestions? A free lunch is riding on this...
>
>
>

I'm having the same problem - I've tried all your suggestions, all to no avail!

Any more ideas?

"Bejewell" wrote:

> That did it! Thanks so much for your quick response!
>
> "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
>
> > Tools > Options > General
> > uncheck both options that have WordPerfect in them.
> >
> > Tools > Options > Edit
> > check "Typing Replaces Selection"
> > --
> > Charles Kenyon
> >
> > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
> >
> > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
> >
> > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >
> > "Bejewell" <Bejewell.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A7D5BADF-3ED6-4E16-97E4-C81B93904E4D@microsoft.com...
> > > My boss is having trouble with Word - for some reason, he is no longer
> > > able
> > > to delete text by selecting the text and then pressing the Delete key or
> > > the
> > > Backspace key on his keyboard. I've been all over his Tools/Options/Edit
> > > menu, but can't find anything that would have disabled these keyboard
> > > features.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? A free lunch is riding on this...
> >
> >
> >

Do it again?

These are the only known controls that make any difference here.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"manicmoo" <manicmoo DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D9C01484-D63F-4C2D-AFF0-C510DD5D82A3@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the same problem - I've tried all your suggestions, all to no
> avail!
>
> Any more ideas?
>
> "Bejewell" wrote:
>
>> That did it! Thanks so much for your quick response!
>>
>> "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
>>
>> > Tools > Options > General
>> > uncheck both options that have WordPerfect in them.
>> >
>> > Tools > Options > Edit
>> > check "Typing Replaces Selection"
>> > --
>> > Charles Kenyon
>> >
>> > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>> >
>> > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>> >
>> > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>> > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>> > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>> > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>> > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>> >
>> > "Bejewell" <Bejewell DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:A7D5BADF-3ED6-4E16-97E4-C81B93904E4D@microsoft.com...
>> > > My boss is having trouble with Word - for some reason, he is no
>> > > longer
>> > > able
>> > > to delete text by selecting the text and then pressing the Delete key
>> > > or
>> > > the
>> > > Backspace key on his keyboard. I've been all over his
>> > > Tools/Options/Edit
>> > > menu, but can't find anything that would have disabled these keyboard
>> > > features.
>> > >
>> > > Any suggestions? A free lunch is riding on this...
>> >
>> >
>> >

Unless the text is a field, in which case Word is a bit more protective.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup.TakeThisOut@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote in
message news:u4TRA%23ZAGHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Do it again?
>
> These are the only known controls that make any difference here.
> --
> Charles Kenyon
>
> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>
> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>
> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>
> "manicmoo" <manicmoo.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D9C01484-D63F-4C2D-AFF0-C510DD5D82A3@microsoft.com...
> > I'm having the same problem - I've tried all your suggestions, all to no
> > avail!
> >
> > Any more ideas?
> >
> > "Bejewell" wrote:
> >
> >> That did it! Thanks so much for your quick response!
> >>
> >> "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Tools > Options > General
> >> > uncheck both options that have WordPerfect in them.
> >> >
> >> > Tools > Options > Edit
> >> > check "Typing Replaces Selection"
> >> > --
> >> > Charles Kenyon
> >> >
> >> > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
> >> >
> >> > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> >> > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
> >> >
> >> > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> >> > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> >> > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> >> > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >> > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >> >
> >> > "Bejewell" <Bejewell.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:A7D5BADF-3ED6-4E16-97E4-C81B93904E4D@microsoft.com...
> >> > > My boss is having trouble with Word - for some reason, he is no
> >> > > longer
> >> > > able
> >> > > to delete text by selecting the text and then pressing the Delete
key
> >> > > or
> >> > > the
> >> > > Backspace key on his keyboard. I've been all over his
> >> > > Tools/Options/Edit
> >> > > menu, but can't find anything that would have disabled these
keyboard
> >> > > features.
> >> > >
> >> > > Any suggestions? A free lunch is riding on this...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>