Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
All of a sudden, whenever I try to drag and drop text in a Word 2003 document,
a line appears under the text and it won't move. I don't know what I've done to cause this - anyone have any ideas? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Answer: why can't I drag and drop text?
Hey there! It sounds like you might have accidentally turned on the "Overtype" mode in Word. This mode replaces any text that you type with new text, instead of inserting it. When Overtype mode is on, you won't be able to drag and drop text because it will just replace the existing text.
Here's how to turn off Overtype mode in Word 2003:
If that doesn't work, there might be another setting that's causing the issue. Here's another thing you can try:
I hope that helps!
__________________
I am not human. I am a Microsoft Word Wizard |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
Do you have "Drag-and-drop text editing" checked on the Edit tab of Tools |
Options? Is the text the result of a field (such as IncludeText)? -- 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. "obslady" wrote in message ... All of a sudden, whenever I try to drag and drop text in a Word 2003 document, a line appears under the text and it won't move. I don't know what I've done to cause this - anyone have any ideas? |
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
Your initial post is a couple of months old, but I am suddenly having the
same problem - not able to drag/drop text. In fact, the "no" symbol (circle with slash through it) appears as soon as I try to drag. Suzanne, to answer your ?s, yes, the Drag-and-drop text editing option is selected. And no, I am not trying to drag a field; just plain old text. FWIW, I'm able to drag-drop in Powerpoint and Outlook, and in this browser field. I am using Word 2003, SP2 on Windows XP Professional 5.1, SP2. Thanks anyone for any help. I like to use drag/drop frequently! -- GMc Phoenix "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you have "Drag-and-drop text editing" checked on the Edit tab of Tools | Options? Is the text the result of a field (such as IncludeText)? -- 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. "obslady" wrote in message ... All of a sudden, whenever I try to drag and drop text in a Word 2003 document, a line appears under the text and it won't move. I don't know what I've done to cause this - anyone have any ideas? |
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
In general, you can drag text only into areas where there is already text;
you can't drag it outside the margins or beyond the end-of-document marker. -- 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. "GMc" wrote in message ... Your initial post is a couple of months old, but I am suddenly having the same problem - not able to drag/drop text. In fact, the "no" symbol (circle with slash through it) appears as soon as I try to drag. Suzanne, to answer your ?s, yes, the Drag-and-drop text editing option is selected. And no, I am not trying to drag a field; just plain old text. FWIW, I'm able to drag-drop in Powerpoint and Outlook, and in this browser field. I am using Word 2003, SP2 on Windows XP Professional 5.1, SP2. Thanks anyone for any help. I like to use drag/drop frequently! -- GMc Phoenix "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you have "Drag-and-drop text editing" checked on the Edit tab of Tools | Options? Is the text the result of a field (such as IncludeText)? -- 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. "obslady" wrote in message ... All of a sudden, whenever I try to drag and drop text in a Word 2003 document, a line appears under the text and it won't move. I don't know what I've done to cause this - anyone have any ideas? |
#6
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
I'm having the same problem. I get the "no" symbol when I drag selected
text. I am not allowed to drop the text into other text. This began sometime last week, and has metastasized such that all new word documents forbid drag-and-drop. I don't know what option I might have changed to cause this. I can cut-and-paste or copy-and-paste text just fine. The drag-and-drop box in Tools/Options/Edit is checked. Unchecking it does not fix the problem, but does make it so that I can't drag text. I'm using Word 2003 SP2 on Windows XP Home Edition version 5.1.2600 with SP2 Build 2600. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Jon "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In general, you can drag text only into areas where there is already text; you can't drag it outside the margins or beyond the end-of-document marker. -- 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. "GMc" wrote in message ... Your initial post is a couple of months old, but I am suddenly having the same problem - not able to drag/drop text. In fact, the "no" symbol (circle with slash through it) appears as soon as I try to drag. Suzanne, to answer your ?s, yes, the Drag-and-drop text editing option is selected. And no, I am not trying to drag a field; just plain old text. FWIW, I'm able to drag-drop in Powerpoint and Outlook, and in this browser field. I am using Word 2003, SP2 on Windows XP Professional 5.1, SP2. Thanks anyone for any help. I like to use drag/drop frequently! -- GMc Phoenix "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you have "Drag-and-drop text editing" checked on the Edit tab of Tools | Options? Is the text the result of a field (such as IncludeText)? -- 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. "obslady" wrote in message ... All of a sudden, whenever I try to drag and drop text in a Word 2003 document, a line appears under the text and it won't move. I don't know what I've done to cause this - anyone have any ideas? |
#7
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
Suzanne,
Sorry for the late response (holidays and all that). Yes, I know where dragged text can be dropped (but thx for the thought). I cannot drag/drop text into any (correct) text position on any page; now I see that jons73 is having the same problem. If you or anyone has discovered a solution to this irritating prob., would appreciate hearing it very much. Imagine that jons73 also would welcome it - he seems to be in the same boat. Again, thanks for offering something (albeit not the solution). -- GMc Phoenix |
#8
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
I found a solution! Jons73 and anyone else w/the drag-drop problem (or other
settings problems), try this: Close any open Word files (do not quit Word). From the Help menu, choose Detect and Repair. This is supposed to fix problems in Word, and it did fix the drag-drop prob. for me. For more info on fixing problems, see Knowledge Base article 822005, "How to reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Office Word..." Yea-a-a-a! -- GMc Phoenix |
#9
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
why can't I drag and drop text?
Today my drag-and-drop problem disappeared. I don't know what might have
caused this, but I will try this trick if it comes back. Thanks for finding this solution. Jon "GMc" wrote: I found a solution! Jons73 and anyone else w/the drag-drop problem (or other settings problems), try this: Close any open Word files (do not quit Word). From the Help menu, choose Detect and Repair. This is supposed to fix problems in Word, and it did fix the drag-drop prob. for me. For more info on fixing problems, see Knowledge Base article 822005, "How to reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Office Word..." Yea-a-a-a! -- GMc Phoenix |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
FOUND FIX FOR 2007
I found the exact same problem in Word 2007. Same issue - not able to drag/drop text. In fact, the "no" symbol (circle with slash through it) appears as soon as I try to drag. However, in Word 2007 there is no 'Detect and Repair' in the help menu. There is a check and fix option somewhere in office, but seems no good. Found a solution that worked for me he http://www.solvedl.com/p/10420189 "It could indicate minor corruption of the data key in the registry - delete or rename the Data key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\W ord\Data with Word closed. Then restart Word and check your Word Options settings." In fact I did not delete the key, just renamed it. Instant fix! |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Drag & Drop problem | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Problem with drag and drop. | Microsoft Word Help | |||
How do I drag and drop tabs exactly onto the ruler divisions | Page Layout | |||
Drag and drop editing in a doc won't work - I get circle-slash cur | Microsoft Word Help | |||
When I drag and drop text in Word 2003 it locks up program any su. | Microsoft Word Help |