Re: intermittent—delete/backspace key not working

Follow-through via email confirmed that this is the problem.

For me, this sort of thing really vindicates Microsoft's decision to automatically display tracked changes in documents, regardless of whether they were set NOT to display when last saved/closed... in recent versions of Word. A client of mine has run into this problem numerous times. Alas, since they switched to Word 2003, it hasn't happened anymore, which has cost me a lot of lost "Fix this!" consulting. :-(

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uhid7qMmHHA.4552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ah, good call. Most likely correct.

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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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For others... the problem appears to be that the documents contain tracked
changes. I haven't heard back from Cayce yet, but my guess is that the
tracked changes aren't being displayed, and this make deleting kind of
funky
in Word 97.

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Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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"cayce" <cayce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> W97-SR2 and I will send you the file shortly.
>
> thanks for going the extra mile here.
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Not that it necessarily matters, but what version of Word are you
using?
>>
>> If you'd care to send me a sample file that demonstrates the problem,
I'd
>> be
>> interested in delving further. If so, then send to herb (at sign)
>> herbtyson
>> dot com.
>>
>> -- >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>>
>>
>> "cayce" <cayce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B8749CCB-7451-4195-9D63-B571B6430482@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have field shading set to always and there is no field in this >> >case.
>> > In Tools> Options > Edit active checked boxes I have are :
>> >
>> > typing replaces selection
>> > drag and drop text editing
>> > when selecting, automatically select entire word
>> > use smart cut & paste
>> >
>> > I never see the "Delete Block? No (Yes) on the status bar. I do not
>> > recall
>> > ever seeeing this. Does it exist in W 97?
>> >
>> > I also checked Compatibility tab under options. Initially it was set
to
>> > Custom. I changed it to W97 and all boxes within are now unchecked.
My
>> > problem remains.
>> >
>> > I am stumped.
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> To add to what Jay and Herb have said, there are two distinct
issues:
>> >>
>> >> Backspace: This is governed by the "Typing replaces selection" >> >> check
>> >> box
>> >> Jay
>> >> mentioned, since Word considers backspacing "typing."
>> >>
>> >> Delete: If pressing Delete does not delete the selected text, look
in
>> >> the
>> >> status bar; you'll probably see "Delete Block? No (Yes)." If so, go
to
>> >> the
>> >> General tab of Tools | Options and clear the check boxes for both
>> >> items
>> >> that
>> >> refer to WordPerfect.
>> >>
>> >> -- >> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:OqHrOVImHHA.2596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Sometimes, what you're trying to delete is something that >> >> > contains
a
>> >> > field
>> >> > code. When you encounter something that's hard to delete, press
>> >> > Alt+F9
>> >> > to
>> >> > toggle field codes to see if you're dealing with something other
>> >> > than
>> >> > straightforward text. In Word 2003, you often need to press the
>> >> > Delete
>> >> > or
>> >> > Backspace key twice to delete a field.The first press selects the
>> >> > field,
>> >> and
>> >> > the second zaps it. This was done deliberately because people >> >> > were
>> >> > accidentally deleting fields without realizing they weren't >> >> > normal
>> >> > text.
>> >> >
>> >> > It also helps if field code shading is enabled. This can alert >> >> > you
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > fact that you're editing field results rather than regular text.
>> >> > Tools -
>> >> > Options - View, Field Shading.
>> >> >
>> >> > -- >> >> > Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> >> > Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> >> > Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> >> > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "cayce" <cayce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:C3BB1397-24DC-409B-9F68-1854B1FFB9AB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Thanks for the idea Jay. It is checked . Any other places to
look?
>> >> > > "Jay Freedman" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> On Thu, 17 May 2007 05:22:01 -0700, cayce
>> >> > >> <cayce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> >My coworkers and I have recently been encountering problems
with
>> >> > >> >some
>> >> > >> >W97
>> >> > >> >files where the delete key doesn’t work. Sometimes, the
>> >> > >> >backspace
>> >> won't
>> >> > >> >get
>> >> > >> >rid of what you are trying to remove either. This morning, I
was
>> >> trying
>> >> > >> >to
>> >> > >> >delete an extra space between 2 words. Delete wouldn't work,
but
>> >> > >> >backspace
>> >> > >> >did.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >I will now pay more close attention to exactly when this is
>> >> encountered.
>> >> > >> >As
>> >> > >> >I try to recall other instances have been trying to delete
words
>> >> > >> >or
>> >> > >> >characters within tables. My coworker had this occur and had
to
>> >> > >> >use
>> >> Ctrl
>> >> > >> >X to
>> >> > >> >remove a single letter in a table.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >Since this is a new and growing phenomenon, I need help
knowing
>> >> > >> >where
>> >> to
>> >> > >> >look. I'd appreciate any ideas.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >thanks
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> When that happens, look in Tools > Options > Edit -- the first
>> >> > >> box,
>> >> > >> "Typing replaces selection", should always be checked but >> >> > >> might
>> >> > >> have
>> >> > >> been cleared somehow. Check it again.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> --
>> >> > >> Regards,
>> >> > >> Jay Freedman
>> >> > >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> >> > >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to >> >> > >> the
>> >> > >> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >> > >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>



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