cant delete with backspace button... interesting

[RaptorX]

-SOLVED- cant delete with backspace button... interesting

microsoft word... from all the software thats the one i hate the most... simply i dont have time to know everything about it... so

just of the sudden now when i select a text and hit the backspace button or type something on top of the selected text, it doesnt erase it.

I just want to know if i put any option by mistake cause I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts in other programs (like winamp) so maybe i pushed any shortcut for my winamp and by mistake i activated this on word...

Or if is a problem in general. Had happened in other pcs that i have but usually i dont even know how that fixes but eventually that dissapears... but now Im really curious... wtf is going on.

Edit:
If i have selected text and hit space don't delete either.

Note: If i have not text selected the backspace button works perfectly..

 

[KSoD]

Check to make sure you didnt hit the Insert button by accident. That would cause this. It is right next to the Backspace button.

 

[RaptorX]

i thought so and tried... nothing... and actually the only thing that insert button can do is that when i type overwrite what is in front of it, not actually blocking my backspace button...

 

[Osiris]

The BACKSPACE key does not function as expected in Word


Strange behaviour in Word - selected text won't delete - CNET Office & productivity software Forums

check here

 

[RaptorX]

Tools>Options / Edit tab > check-mark on "overwrite selected text"

Thanks man... never figured that one out. Problem solved

I still dont know how that got unchecked though...

 

[Yek]

Google search would have pulled this up
It's pretty common, as is overtype

But theres no harm in asking !

 

[RaptorX]

Google search would have pulled this up
It's pretty common, as is overtype

But theres no harm in asking !

xD the forum is more fun dont you think? and some other ppl get the answer too so I usually post it even though i have the answer.

 

[Yek]

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