We had this problem before. Since 2007 and 2010 are more graphical oriented, there are several other methods to obtain the zoom options stated in this article. I can't really find a trend with the machines that arent working. Delete any extra lines or characters at the beginning of the file. Doing this will remove any Track Changes formatting e.
What it does do is that, each time you press Delete, Word asks you to confirm the deletion. You can use all mark up to show all your changes, whether they be in deletion, correction, or paraphrasing. I notice when I open a brand new document the same thing happens in randome places on the document. When you select text, Word highlights the text. I copied and pasted the document into a new Word document - did not work. It is not a protecterd file as far as I can tell.
And still, no luck until now. Grateful for your tip on my sudden inability to edit a single one of my Word documents of which I have thousands. Thank you very much for the reply. Is the chart a link to an Excel chart or a copy of the object in word? The user deleted the font from their system then recreated the document. I think there are others as well. That may have the original content.
All of a sudden, I can't use my backspace key to delete text. Delete text Click or use the keyboard to position the cursor. You don't have edit permissions for this file If you do not have edit permission for the file, the co-authoring functionality is not available. If the file is saved on some other kind of server, however, it's possible that the server it's stored on doesn't support co-authoring. Add text To add text to your document, use the keyboard or the mouse to position the cursor where you want to add your text, then type. I followed the suggestions here, and can copy and paste but cannot edit at all. Nevertheless, if you're writing important documents, it can be very useful to have the grammar checker check your work.
Where did it come from? This is actually very powerful stuff. In any event, delete all that are found regardless of extension doc, docx, xls, etc. Thanks for that - I tried it out. Identify the text you want to affect If you want to make a change to some existing text to delete it, format it, move it , you need to identify what text is to be affected. This document can no longer be edited.
You then need to identify where the selection is to end. The Enable Editing button is enabled on the Message Bar and in the Backstage view. A panel will open on the right. Use Alt-Shift-Up Arrow to move the text up. I tried deleting the font but then when you open the document everything appears as symbols like Wingdings. That may have the original content. If I create a new document and use that font, it has the same problem.
Saves a lot of Office debugging. If it gets corrupted odd things can happen. It happens everywhere throughout my SharePoint site :- on all document libraries on a lot possibly most clients. If her words, thoughts or pictures have helped you, or made money for you, then please consider making a donation in her name to the. Unfortunately, I've been there and tried it already.
Include a space on each side of the word, as shown, to ensure that only the standalone word 'he' gets replaced and not every instance of the two letters 'he' in the document otherwise, you might end up with a bunch of 'tshe', 'shelp',etc. That is my understanding of it anyway : Yeah that's true - the same issue seems to relate to a few different scenarios. You have to remove the protection to edit the form. There are forms in the document that I can type in, but I can't edit or reformat the rest of the document. I've tested Office with and without the latest service packs but it doesn't seem to be affected by that either. Where precisely is it located? Another user in a separate organisation is also having the same problem. It is my understanding that anonymous users can only read documents, list items and so on - they can't by default edit items.