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Hi,
I have upgraded PowerPoint to 16.3 today for my MAC. Since the update the backspace / delete button does not work in a text box. This includes holding the command button and pressing delete.
The delete key works to remove a slide and also works in other 16.13 Office applications such as word and excel.
Does anyone else have this issue / know a way to rectify?
A family of Microsoft presentation graphics products that offer tools for creating presentations and adding graphic effects like multimedia objects and special effects with text.
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An update was released yesterday evening that should resolve this issue. Let us know if you're still experiencing problems after you update.
-Jesse
From PowerPoint go to Help > Check for Updates. There have been two updates released since the version you are currently running, so that should pick up a newer release for you.
-Jesse
I still seem to have this issue and there are no updates available for download - please advise?
The team is aware of this issue and working on a fix. We don't have an ETA to share on when that will be available at this time, however.
-Jesse
Or you can highlight text and overtype it...
I'm rolling back PowerPoint as I type!