Microsoft Word 2003 problem. Please Help.?

Question

When I highlight something or a group of words and hit backspace to get rid of it, it doesn't go away. If I push delete it works. How do I make the backspace key work in this situation?

Answer 1

Never had this problem before, but I found this as the first result in a google search:

Go to Tools> Options> Edit tab. Make sure that the  "Typing replaces selection" option is checked. Mine was and it works fine.

Answer 2

This is a Word option setting:

1. Click on the Tools->Options menu item.

2. Click the Edit tab.

3. Under Editing Options, check the check box next to "Typing replaces selection".

4. Click OK.

That should do it.