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Word is not overwriting selections
I'm using MS Office 2003. Somehow, something has turned itself on on word.
When I select some text, and type on the keyboard, instead of deleting the text and replacing it with what I type, the text is deselected, and what I type appears before the selected text. Also my cursor is half the normal height. What's caused this, and how can I turn it off? In case anyone is wondering, it has nothing to do with the Insert key, I've already tried turning it off and on. -- Bryan |
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Hi Bryan,
Take a look under Tools/Options/Edit and make sure "Typing replaces selection" is turned on. Regarding the height of your cursor, I've encountered this too and resolved it by resetting my Display Appearance for Windows. -- Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Bryan Feeney" wrote in message ... I'm using MS Office 2003. Somehow, something has turned itself on on word. When I select some text, and type on the keyboard, instead of deleting the text and replacing it with what I type, the text is deselected, and what I type appears before the selected text. Also my cursor is half the normal height. What's caused this, and how can I turn it off? In case anyone is wondering, it has nothing to do with the Insert key, I've already tried turning it off and on. -- Bryan |
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Bryan,
Don't know about the halfsized cursor. But have you checked in Tools - Options - Edit tab - if there is a check next to the top left checkbox which should read something like overwrite selection or something similar. Luc "Bryan Feeney" schreef in bericht ... I'm using MS Office 2003. Somehow, something has turned itself on on word. When I select some text, and type on the keyboard, instead of deleting the text and replacing it with what I type, the text is deselected, and what I type appears before the selected text. Also my cursor is half the normal height. What's caused this, and how can I turn it off? In case anyone is wondering, it has nothing to do with the Insert key, I've already tried turning it off and on. -- Bryan |
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