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John Sampson
Dec 29, 2022Copper Contributor
Deleted text
Every so often I find that text I have just typed disappears. I can get it back by "undo" but there must be a key combination that I am pressing accidentally to cause this. What key combination delet...
Stefan_Blom
Dec 30, 2022MVP
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+End will select the text from the current insertion point to the end of the document (I don't know how likely it is that someone presses these keys by mistake, though), and typing will then delete the selection.
When you Undo the deletion, click the arrow at the Undo button. Which commands are listed there? It should provide some indication of what is going on...
John Sampson
Dec 31, 2022Copper Contributor
Many thanks. Can you clarify, "arrow at the undo button"? I haven't been able to find a list of commands.
- Stefan_BlomDec 31, 2022MVP
Look in the Undo group on the Home tab.
If you are not seeing the arrow, you may have to switch from Touch Mode to Mouse Mode (you can add the Touch/Mouse Mode icon to the Quick Access Toolbar).