hi roslyn, is this the first time, or has it been happening for some time? i would try powering off and on again, for a start, then if its still not working check your jaws settings cheers paul ----- Original Message ----- From: roslynallman@xxxxxxxxx To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:23 PM Subject: [vicsireland] Back spacing in Word Hi All, Lately I've noticed when I back space in Word all JAWS says is blank even though there is text there and if I press the arrow keys JAWS reads the text. Using Windows XP and JAWS 8. Any ideas? Roslyn