Inability to Use BACKSPACE to Delete Text to Left

ID: Q35566

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

An attempt to use the BACKSPACE or DEL key to move left sometimes may not be allowed. This problem can be caused by one of the following:

1. There may be hidden text between the insertion point and the text

   to be erased. Select the Show Hidden Text option under Preferences
   on the Edit menu and try again to move.

2. The insertion point is at the very beginning of a paragraph, and

   the preceding paragraph is formatted differently. Because paragraph
   formats are stored in the paragraph mark (carriage return) at the
   end of the paragraph, deleting the paragraph mark from the previous
   paragraph would cause that paragraph to take on the formatting of
   the paragraph the insertion point is in.

KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory: Additional query words: winword 1.x 2.0 2.0a word6 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2

Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997