I know what you're thinking "he pressed the INSERT key". NOT THE CASE!
My problem is that when I select text and start typing, Word ignores my selection, and treats the leftmost edge of my selection as the cursor location.
Confused?
OK try this at home kids:
Open Word, Wordpad, Works, OpenOffice, ANY word processing program. Press INSERT on your keyboard and type the word BASIC. Then click to the left of the word, and then type EASY. What happened? You end up with EASYC right? That's normal "insert mode" behavior.
Now try selecting all the text on screen and start typing. What happened? The selected text should disappear the second you start to type, weather you're in "insert mode" or not. Selecting text and then typing ALWAYS has this behavior, even in Word.
But Word on my PC isn't doing that. If I type FOOD, select all of the word FOOD, then type CAT, instead of CAT I get CATFOOD. Hit Insert (or check Overtype Mode in Options) and I get CATD.
Has anyone ever heard of this?
2007-01-19 07:17:15 · 5 answers · asked by jordinyc 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Haven't a clue - but you could try:
open a Word document
click Help
click "Detect and Repair" -- and have your CD ready just in case.
2007-01-19 16:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Looks like either there is a problem with keyboard or the language settings are modified try updating your windows/office from Microsoft or try changing the keyboard i m not saying there is problem with the keyboard but there is always possibilities there.
You can also use Detect and repair in the help section of Microsoft word to find out if there is actually any problem with the software which has effected your input settings
Good Luck
2007-01-19 08:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by spareice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got the exact same problem here... What the ... is this? Really weird, and this is the only thread Google could spit out about this topic. Anybody knows a solution?
2007-01-20 07:48:25 · answer #3 · answered by Laurens B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Backspace key on your PC may not be functioning correctly, try using your delete key.
2016-05-23 22:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by Kymberly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried it, you are right. My Word prog. is doing it right, yours isn't. I wonder if you've done a virus check or some such?
2007-01-19 07:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋