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id: "b0e0919b-d484-47ed-8591-b11ce4ad7404"
name: "InsertText Replacement Trap"
micro_summary: "`type_text()` inserted at the caret despite visible selection and duplicated text; delete the selection with Backspace before insertion."
status: "discarded"
see_also: []
scope: "Failed approach: relying on `type_text()` to replace a visually selected Google Slides line."
discard_reason: "CDP text insertion did not replace Slides' visible selection and duplicated content; explicit Backspace-before-type is the verified path."
---
After `Home` then `Shift+End`, Google Slides visibly highlighted the line, but CDP `type_text()` still inserted text rather than replacing the selection. Repeating the attempt compounded the duplicate. The verified correction is `Backspace` first, confirm the box is empty, then `type_text()` once.