highlighted text will not delete

[Joe]

After highlighting text in word 2002 and pressing the backspace key, nothing
happens. Even when I enter a key the letter does not replace the highlighted
text, but goes in front of the text. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, make sure you have "Typing replaces
selection" checked.

 

[Ulf Nilsson]

Check also if Track Changes is On.

/ Ulf

 

[anwar]

hi, can u help me! i want to know, how to lock a word..so it cant be deleted!
this to easy my work when writing letter of offer... it just the matter, a
certain word, can be change ( for example : the address ) wherelse everything
is lock or freeze!

thank you!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You should really have posted this as a question rather than an answer, but
what you are describing is a protected form. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm and especially
the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.