My backspace button won't work?

Hi,

I am using Microsoft Word XP and somehow I've managed to
change the settings so that my backspace button no longer
works when deleting big chunks of text?

To explain, if I type a few words and press 'backspace' it
will delete ok. If I select a line of text and
press 'delete' it will delete ok. However, if I select a
line of text and press 'backspace', nothing happens.

I have no idea how this has happened, I have reinstalled
Word to reset the settings to original and it hasn't
seemed to fix the problem.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,
Steph.

On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box for "Typing replaces
selection." Backspace is considered "typing."

--
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
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"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am using Microsoft Word XP and somehow I've managed to
change the settings so that my backspace button no longer
works when deleting big chunks of text?

To explain, if I type a few words and press 'backspace' it
will delete ok. If I select a line of text and
press 'delete' it will delete ok. However, if I select a
line of text and press 'backspace', nothing happens.

I have no idea how this has happened, I have reinstalled
Word to reset the settings to original and it hasn't
seemed to fix the problem.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,
Steph.

Thanks so much for your help Suzanne - you have no idea
how annoying that was - you are a lifesaver!!


-----Original Message-----
On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box
for "Typing replaces
selection." Backspace is considered "typing."

--
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.

"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am using Microsoft Word XP and somehow I've managed to
change the settings so that my backspace button no
longer
works when deleting big chunks of text?

To explain, if I type a few words and press 'backspace'
it
will delete ok. If I select a line of text and
press 'delete' it will delete ok. However, if I select a
line of text and press 'backspace', nothing happens.

I have no idea how this has happened, I have reinstalled
Word to reset the settings to original and it hasn't
seemed to fix the problem.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,
Steph.

.

Glad I could help.

--
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.

"Steph" wrote in message
...
Thanks so much for your help Suzanne - you have no idea
how annoying that was - you are a lifesaver!!


-----Original Message-----
On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box
for "Typing replaces
selection." Backspace is considered "typing."

--
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.

"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am using Microsoft Word XP and somehow I've managed to
change the settings so that my backspace button no
longer
works when deleting big chunks of text?

To explain, if I type a few words and press 'backspace'
it
will delete ok. If I select a line of text and
press 'delete' it will delete ok. However, if I select a
line of text and press 'backspace', nothing happens.

I have no idea how this has happened, I have reinstalled
Word to reset the settings to original and it hasn't
seemed to fix the problem.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,
Steph.

.