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May 3rd, 2008, 12:23 AM
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After selecting a portion of text, I cannot delete it
Hi,
I have a problem with deleting text in MS Word: basically, if I select a phrase or portion of text (by highlighting it with my mouse) I am no longer able to delete it by pressing the Del button. It only works if I use right-click + Cut. It's quite annoying especially that I'm used to Del. While the Del function worked in the past, I don't know what I did about it now and I can't fix it. Thanks in advance! 
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May 3rd, 2008, 03:10 AM
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After selecting a portion of text, I cannot delete it
On Sat, 3 May 2008 00:23:01 +0100, Deionara
wrote: Hi, I have a problem with deleting text in MS Word: basically, if I select a phrase or portion of text (by highlighting it with my mouse) I am no longer able to delete it by pressing the Del button. It only works if I use right-click + Cut. It's quite annoying especially that I'm used to Del. While the Del function worked in the past, I don't know what I did about it now and I can't fix it. Thanks in advance! Go to Tools Options General and uncheck both options that mention WordPerfect. -- 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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May 3rd, 2008, 10:45 AM
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Thank you for taking the time to reply. Both boxes were already unchecked, so this did not help for now, but I did notice in the lower left side of the screen that when I press Del, I am asked for confirmation (are you sure you want to delete? yes/no).
If I press Y, then the fragment is deleted. I want to remove that confirmation, but F1 was unable to help me with that. I just want the text to disappear when I press Del, without being asked for confirmation. Quote:
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May 3rd, 2008, 04:29 PM
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After selecting a portion of text, I cannot delete it
In that case, make sure that the 'Typing Replaces Selection' option is still
checked under Tools, Options Edit tab. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Deionara" wrote in message news  Thank you for taking the time to reply. Both boxes were already unchecked, so this did not help for now, but I did notice in the lower left side of the screen that when I press Del, I am asked for confirmation (are you sure you want to delete? yes/no). If I press Y, then the fragment is deleted. I want to remove that confirmation, but F1 was unable to help me with that. I just want the text to disappear when I press Del, without being asked for confirmation. Jay Freedman;2752576 Wrote: On Sat, 3 May 2008 00:23:01 +0100, Deionara wrote: - Hi, I have a problem with deleting text in MS Word: basically, if I select a phrase or portion of text (by highlighting it with my mouse) I am no longer able to delete it by pressing the Del button. It only works if I use right-click + Cut. It's quite annoying especially that I'm used to Del. While the Del function worked in the past, I don't know what I did about it now and I can't fix it. Thanks in advance!- Go to Tools Options General and uncheck both options that mention WordPerfect. -- 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. -- Deionara
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May 5th, 2008, 12:48 AM
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After selecting a portion of text, I cannot delete it
That's very bizarre, because the Y/N status bar message is normally
associated with the WP settings on the General tab, not the setting on the Edit tab. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Deionara" wrote in message news Cheers Terry, that worked! Terry Farrell;2753000 Wrote: In that case, make sure that the 'Typing Replaces Selection' option is still checked under Tools, Options Edit tab. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Deionara" wrote in message news
Thank you for taking the time to reply. Both boxes were already unchecked, so this did not help for now, but I did notice in the lower left side of the screen that when I press Del, I am asked for confirmation (are you sure you want to delete? yes/no). If I press Y, then the fragment is deleted. I want to remove that confirmation, but F1 was unable to help me with that. I just want the text to disappear when I press Del, without being asked for confirmation. Jay Freedman;2752576 Wrote:- On Sat, 3 May 2008 00:23:01 +0100, Deionara wrote: - Hi, I have a problem with deleting text in MS Word: basically, if I select a phrase or portion of text (by highlighting it with my mouse) I am no longer able to delete it by pressing the Del button. It only works if I use right-click + Cut. It's quite annoying especially that I'm used to Del. While the Del function worked in the past, I don't know what I did about it now and I can't fix it. Thanks in advance!- Go to Tools Options General and uncheck both options that mention WordPerfect. -- 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.- -- Deionara - -- Deionara
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