Highlight and backspace doesn’t work – Microsoft Word
My roommate just had this problem with Microsoft Word 2003, and I found the fix using the Google search engine. Here’s what you do:
Tools -> Options -> Edit
Check “Typing Replaces Selection”
That’s all my roommate had to do. For the sake of completeness, the fix also says:
Tools -> Options -> General
Uncheck both options that have WordPerfect in them
Hope this helps someone.
“Hope this helps someone” – you have no idea. Thank you.
Danke!
Thanks, this has been hurting my brain for a few days, my fingers are just too used to the backspace key!
thanks for the easy fix!
Thank you so much for this tip. It was quite aggravating to deal with this problem. You Rock!
Thank you so much, worked a treat.
Had this problem (started suddenly) and searched google and your answer came right up. Thought I’d let you know your post didn’t go to waste. Thanks.
That’s a lot! that was puzzling me all the time :P
Thanks. I am another beneficiary of your thoughtful gesture to post this information.
Thank you thank you thank you! I thought I might have to uninstall and reinstall word b/c it was driving me CRAZY and it just started all of a sudden. I also googled for ‘backspace’ and ‘highlight’ and ‘microsoft’ and ‘word’ and yours was the first hit. Thank you!
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thanks a lot. This problem was super annoying and this fixed it.
Thanks a lot!
Good advice, helped a friend of mine unspeakably. :)
Wow, this problem was bugging me for the past two weeks, but thank you so much for showing the fix! i’m sure you’re helping so many Word users out there!
sweet jesus…thank you
THANK YOU SO MUCH
OMG! Thanks!!!! :)
Excellent, thanks for that! :)
Thank you! You made me look like a hero in my office because I used your advice and fixed this for my coworker. She’s so happy now. Grateful in Japan…Kris
Thanks a lot!
THANX YOU! CHAMPION! :D
THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!
THANKS A MILLION!
cheers! This has happened to me a bunch of times, dunno how it gets turned on!