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how to remove highlighting following cursor as try to edit text?
I've pressed something that has set an automatic selection in place: when I
try to edit my exisiting text, everything up to and including the bit I want to edit gets highlighted! Help me remove this please! |
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You accidentally pressed F8, the Extend Selection key. Press Escape (or
double-click EXT on the status bar) to turn it off. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "giraffegal" wrote in message ... I've pressed something that has set an automatic selection in place: when I try to edit my exisiting text, everything up to and including the bit I want to edit gets highlighted! Help me remove this please! |
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Absolutely spot on, Herb! Thank you so much! xx
 "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You accidentally pressed F8, the Extend Selection key. Press Escape (or double-click EXT on the status bar) to turn it off. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "giraffegal" wrote in message ... I've pressed something that has set an automatic selection in place: when I try to edit my exisiting text, everything up to and including the bit I want to edit gets highlighted! Help me remove this please! |
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