Can't delete text

[Bob B]

For some reason I can no longer delete selected text in MS Word. I can use
the backspace and it will delete the selected text, but the "delete" key no
longer performns that function. I must have accidently changed some option.
Does anybody know what I did?

 

[Jay Freedman]

For some reason I can no longer delete selected text in MS Word. I
can use the backspace and it will delete the selected text, but the
"delete" key no longer performns that function. I must have
accidently changed some option. Does anybody know what I did?

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/UnableToDeleteText.htm