FWIW, this problem is fixed in Word 2002 and 2003.

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"Mary52404" wrote in message
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Yes but it didn't make any difference. Thanks though!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Have you tried to adjust the settings for your mouse in Control Panel?

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"Mary52404" wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply but I was hoping to see if there was a setting
to
control the scroll speed. I normally use the shift key trick myself
but I
have many individuals that I support that "for some reason" can't
remember
which key to hold down.

"Bay Area DebG" wrote:

You don't need to scroll in order to select multiple lines of
text.
Highlight (single-click) the first line of text from the left
margin. Use
the scroll bar to move to where you want to end your shading, hold
down the
Shift key, and then single-click on the last line of text.
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Let me know if this helps!
Bay Area DebG


"Mary52404" wrote:

When dragging the mouse to select multiple lines of text the
page scrolls way
too fast and I have trouble stopping at the spot where I need to
end the
selection. Is there a setting to slow the scroll speed down in
Word or the
O/S? I also find this annoying in other applications so I
suspect it is an
O/S setting.