Delete Button in Microsoft Powerpoint for Macbook Air

Anonymous
2018-04-07T00:56:03+00:00

Hello there,

After the update from microsoft yesterday the delete button stopped working only when I use powerpoint. On other applications (word, email, excel, notepad) the entire keyboard works without a hitch.

I have a macbook air, and run MacOS high sierra. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have tried restarting computer.

I also had the keyboard viewer on when I opened the applications (including powerpoint) and the delete button was working, it just wasn't doing what it was suppose to in this specific application.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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Microsoft 365 Insider | PowerPoint | MacOS
Microsoft 365 Insider | PowerPoint | MacOS

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Anonymous
2018-04-10T04:31:43+00:00

I just downloaded about 20 minutes ago, version 16.13 (180409) and at least if I insert picture and select it, I can delete it.  The one downloaded a few days ago I could not use the delete key, and in fact, Delete wasn't even on the edit menu. 

Download and try out this latest version and see if it works. Now it has to be the one that comes out tonight or available in the morning depending up which insider version or regular version. 

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-08T19:07:04+00:00

    I have the same problem since the update.  

    PP 16.13 (180404)

    OSX   macOS 10.13.4 (17E199)

    Same result in new and existing PP presentations.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-07T15:22:38+00:00

    Hi Raham,

    To better understand your situation, I'd like to confirm the following information:

    1.  Your PowerPoint version build (PowerPoint menu>About PowerPoint) and your Mac OS version build (Apple menu>About this Mac).

    2.  Does this occur to all presentations including new presentations?

    Regards,

    Joanne

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-07T11:53:59+00:00

    It IS a bad bug but you can still CUT shapes.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-07T03:26:06+00:00

    You are Correct I use the latest version of insider build 16.13, and there is not even a Delete listed on the edit menu. The only way to get rid of a picture (say you inserted the wrong picture). You have to delete the slide.

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