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Word 2003 and Cursor problem
Hi there,
A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying. He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything he is doing. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Tim. |
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Word 2003 and Cursor problem
Ask him if he's brushing his wrist on the touchpad. Very common problem.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Tim" wrote in message ... Hi there, A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying. He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything he is doing. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Tim. |
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Hi there,
Yes one of the things I thought but he says not, but I will check this out hopefully on Monday. Many thanks for your quick response. Tim. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Ask him if he's brushing his wrist on the touchpad. Very common problem. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Tim" wrote in message ... Hi there, A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying. He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything he is doing. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Tim. |
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Some suggestions
Disable your microphone, it will pick up noises and cause an erratic cursor. An article to read. PS/2 Wheel Mouse Jumps Around Screen on Laptops with Touchpads http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;282753 -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Tim" wrote in message ... Hi there, A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying. He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything he is doing. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Tim. |
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Word 2003 and Cursor problem
Hi there,
Many thanks for that will give it a go. Tim. "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Some suggestions Disable your microphone, it will pick up noises and cause an erratic cursor. An article to read. PS/2 Wheel Mouse Jumps Around Screen on Laptops with Touchpads http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;282753 -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Tim" wrote in message ... Hi there, A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying. He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything he is doing. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Tim. |