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how do you adjust mouse drag speed when selecting text on MSword
When selecting text with the mouse in MS Word, how do you slow (adjust) down
the drag speed of the mouse? Example if i have a 3 page word doc and I want to select a paragraph that starts at the end of the viewbale screen and continues on a few sentences beyond what is viewable. I put my mouse pointer(cursor) at the begining of the first word, left click and start to drag down. However once my mouse (pointer/cursor) gets to the bottom of the viewable screen, it drags very quickly to the very end of the document. So fast that I cannot select just the paragraphs I want and instead end up selecting the enitre documnet. The same is repeated when I attempt to drag up. |
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how do you adjust mouse drag speed when selecting text on MSword
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how do you slow (adjust) down the drag speed of the mouse? You don't. It is an inherent obstacle when dragging to select content that extends beyond the current viewing area. Some will tell you that you can practice your 'technique' in order to have better control, but the fact is there are _better_ ways. Click (no dragging) at the beginning of the passage (or at the end), use the Scroll Bar to reveal the opposite end, then hold down Shift while you click at that point. You might also want to take a look at Word Help on 'selecting text and graphics' for more techniques that make the task simpler. HTH |:) "I wish I was golfing!" wrote: When selecting text with the mouse in MS Word, how do you slow (adjust) down the drag speed of the mouse? Example if i have a 3 page word doc and I want to select a paragraph that starts at the end of the viewbale screen and continues on a few sentences beyond what is viewable. I put my mouse pointer(cursor) at the begining of the first word, left click and start to drag down. However once my mouse (pointer/cursor) gets to the bottom of the viewable screen, it drags very quickly to the very end of the document. So fast that I cannot select just the paragraphs I want and instead end up selecting the enitre documnet. The same is repeated when I attempt to drag up. |
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how do you adjust mouse drag speed when selecting text on MSword
Note also that this problem was (mostly) corrected in Word 2002.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "CyberTaz" wrote in message ... Hi- how do you slow (adjust) down the drag speed of the mouse? You don't. It is an inherent obstacle when dragging to select content that extends beyond the current viewing area. Some will tell you that you can practice your 'technique' in order to have better control, but the fact is there are _better_ ways. Click (no dragging) at the beginning of the passage (or at the end), use the Scroll Bar to reveal the opposite end, then hold down Shift while you click at that point. You might also want to take a look at Word Help on 'selecting text and graphics' for more techniques that make the task simpler. HTH |:) "I wish I was golfing!" wrote: When selecting text with the mouse in MS Word, how do you slow (adjust) down the drag speed of the mouse? Example if i have a 3 page word doc and I want to select a paragraph that starts at the end of the viewbale screen and continues on a few sentences beyond what is viewable. I put my mouse pointer(cursor) at the begining of the first word, left click and start to drag down. However once my mouse (pointer/cursor) gets to the bottom of the viewable screen, it drags very quickly to the very end of the document. So fast that I cannot select just the paragraphs I want and instead end up selecting the enitre documnet. The same is repeated when I attempt to drag up. |
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