Also, if Kathy's suggestion about the Insert key doesn't fix it, go to the Tools menu and click on Options...click on the Edit tab and make sure there's a check in the box that says "Typing replaces selection" Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kathy Jacobs Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:18 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: backspace key troubleshooting Julie, Did you by chance accidentally hit the insert key on your keyboard? This would have changed things so that you are replacing text instead of inserting when you type (what most people see when this happens). In addition, it can cause the results you are seeing. Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************