this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get hel

[Guest My Boss's Secretary]

Could someone please help with a small annoying problem, I’m having with WORD

and OUTLOOK ( Outlook is using MS Word as its email editor ) I’m using

Windows XP (with all current updates ) and MS Office 2003. The problem

started last week, and I can’t seem to find out what happened.

 

Here is the minor yet annoying problem. Say I type a line of text “ How are

you today” for an example. Before if I highlighted the word “are you” and

then hit the back space, the words “are you” would disappear. But now when I

highlight them and hit the back space key, the highlight ( black background )

goes away BUT THE WORDS ARE STILL THERE. Yes I know I can highlight them and

hit the delete key, yes that works, but why doesn’t the backspace Key delete

a highlighted area anymore.??? Or how do I re-enable the delete function for

the backspace key, (which begs the question of how did it get disabled?)

 

Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated .

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get hel

 

Have you tried the Office, Word, and/or Outlook newsgroups?

 

"My Boss's Secretary" <MyBosssSecretary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:27E33B2C-D0C7-498B-BD32-43C055D85D68@microsoft.com...

: Could someone please help with a small annoying problem, I'm having with

WORD

: and OUTLOOK ( Outlook is using MS Word as its email editor ) I'm using

: Windows XP (with all current updates ) and MS Office 2003. The problem

: started last week, and I can't seem to find out what happened.

:

: Here is the minor yet annoying problem. Say I type a line of text " How

are

: you today" for an example. Before if I highlighted the word "are you" and

: then hit the back space, the words "are you" would disappear. But now when

I

: highlight them and hit the back space key, the highlight ( black

background )

: goes away BUT THE WORDS ARE STILL THERE. Yes I know I can highlight them

and

: hit the delete key, yes that works, but why doesn't the backspace Key

delete

: a highlighted area anymore.??? Or how do I re-enable the delete function

for

: the backspace key, (which begs the question of how did it get disabled?)

:

: Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated .

:

[Guest 3c273]

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get hel

 

Tool>Options>Edit>"Typing replaces selection" has that effect. Is the box

unchecked? If so, check it.

Louis

 

"My Boss's Secretary" <MyBosssSecretary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:27E33B2C-D0C7-498B-BD32-43C055D85D68@microsoft.com...

> Could someone please help with a small annoying problem, I'm having with

WORD

> and OUTLOOK ( Outlook is using MS Word as its email editor ) I'm using

> Windows XP (with all current updates ) and MS Office 2003. The problem

> started last week, and I can't seem to find out what happened.

>

> Here is the minor yet annoying problem. Say I type a line of text " How

are

> you today" for an example. Before if I highlighted the word "are you" and

> then hit the back space, the words "are you" would disappear. But now when

I

> highlight them and hit the back space key, the highlight ( black

background )

> goes away BUT THE WORDS ARE STILL THERE. Yes I know I can highlight them

and

> hit the delete key, yes that works, but why doesn't the backspace Key

delete

> a highlighted area anymore.??? Or how do I re-enable the delete function

for

> the backspace key, (which begs the question of how did it get disabled?)

>

> Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated .

>

[Guest My Boss's Secretary]

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get

 

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get

 

thank you 3C273, that did it !! You're GREAT ! ! !

 

"3c273" wrote:

> Tool>Options>Edit>"Typing replaces selection" has that effect. Is the box

> unchecked? If so, check it.

> Louis

>

> "My Boss's Secretary" <MyBosssSecretary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:27E33B2C-D0C7-498B-BD32-43C055D85D68@microsoft.com...

> > Could someone please help with a small annoying problem, I'm having with

> WORD

> > and OUTLOOK ( Outlook is using MS Word as its email editor ) I'm using

> > Windows XP (with all current updates ) and MS Office 2003. The problem

> > started last week, and I can't seem to find out what happened.

> >

> > Here is the minor yet annoying problem. Say I type a line of text " How

> are

> > you today" for an example. Before if I highlighted the word "are you" and

> > then hit the back space, the words "are you" would disappear. But now when

> I

> > highlight them and hit the back space key, the highlight ( black

> background )

> > goes away BUT THE WORDS ARE STILL THERE. Yes I know I can highlight them

> and

> > hit the delete key, yes that works, but why doesn't the backspace Key

> delete

> > a highlighted area anymore.??? Or how do I re-enable the delete function

> for

> > the backspace key, (which begs the question of how did it get disabled?)

> >

> > Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated .

> >

>

>

>

[Guest 3c273]

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get

 

Re: this is an OFFICE problem, but I don't know where to go to get

 

Glad it worked!

"My Boss's Secretary" <MyBosssSecretary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:62EB51F1-B061-46B2-A175-8BC2FF30A305@microsoft.com...

> thank you 3C273, that did it !! You're GREAT ! ! !

>

> "3c273" wrote:

>

> > Tool>Options>Edit>"Typing replaces selection" has that effect. Is the

box

> > unchecked? If so, check it.

> > Louis

> >

> > "My Boss's Secretary" <MyBosssSecretary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

in

> > message news:27E33B2C-D0C7-498B-BD32-43C055D85D68@microsoft.com...

> > > Could someone please help with a small annoying problem, I'm having

with

> > WORD

> > > and OUTLOOK ( Outlook is using MS Word as its email editor ) I'm

using

> > > Windows XP (with all current updates ) and MS Office 2003. The problem

> > > started last week, and I can't seem to find out what happened.

> > >

> > > Here is the minor yet annoying problem. Say I type a line of text "

How

> > are

> > > you today" for an example. Before if I highlighted the word "are you"

and

> > > then hit the back space, the words "are you" would disappear. But now

when

> > I

> > > highlight them and hit the back space key, the highlight ( black

> > background )

> > > goes away BUT THE WORDS ARE STILL THERE. Yes I know I can highlight

them

> > and

> > > hit the delete key, yes that works, but why doesn't the backspace Key

> > delete

> > > a highlighted area anymore.??? Or how do I re-enable the delete

function

> > for

> > > the backspace key, (which begs the question of how did it get

disabled?)

> > >

> > > Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated .

> > >

> >

> >

> >