[George[_2_]]

After having to re-install Word 2002 on a new drive, the insertion point on
a new, blank document now has leading or trailing shadows following it when
moving either left or right. I have looked in all of the tabs in Tools /
Options but can't find what to tick or untick in order to get back to just a
simple insertion point without the shadows. I know it's in there somewhere!

Tia,

George

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That may be a Windows Control Panel setting rather than something in Word
(there are certainly such settings for the mouse pointer), but you might
check the Word settings for "Provide feedback with animation" and the like
(Tools | Options | General).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"George" wrote in message
...
After having to re-install Word 2002 on a new drive, the insertion point
on a new, blank document now has leading or trailing shadows following it
when moving either left or right. I have looked in all of the tabs in
Tools / Options but can't find what to tick or untick in order to get back
to just a simple insertion point without the shadows. I know it's in
there somewhere!

Tia,

George

[George[_2_]]

Finally found where to turn it off:

Tools | Options | Edit tab | Uncheck "Enable click and type".

George


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
That may be a Windows Control Panel setting rather than something in Word
(there are certainly such settings for the mouse pointer), but you might
check the Word settings for "Provide feedback with animation" and the like
(Tools | Options | General).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"George" wrote in message
...
After having to re-install Word 2002 on a new drive, the insertion point
on a new, blank document now has leading or trailing shadows following it
when moving either left or right. I have looked in all of the tabs in
Tools / Options but can't find what to tick or untick in order to get
back to just a simple insertion point without the shadows. I know it's
in there somewhere!

Tia,

George

[Terry Farrell]

Shadows!!!

That is the first time anyone has describe click and type as shadows.

Anyway, IMHO, click and type is the spawn of the devil herself.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"George" wrote in message
...
Finally found where to turn it off:

Tools | Options | Edit tab | Uncheck "Enable click and type".

George


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
That may be a Windows Control Panel setting rather than something in Word
(there are certainly such settings for the mouse pointer), but you might
check the Word settings for "Provide feedback with animation" and the
like (Tools | Options | General).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"George" wrote in message
...
After having to re-install Word 2002 on a new drive, the insertion point
on a new, blank document now has leading or trailing shadows following
it when moving either left or right. I have looked in all of the tabs
in Tools / Options but can't find what to tick or untick in order to get
back to just a simple insertion point without the shadows. I know it's
in there somewhere!

Tia,

George

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, I should have thought about that, but I *never* see click and type
enabled except when I try to show users things on the machines at the
library.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Shadows!!!

That is the first time anyone has describe click and type as shadows.

Anyway, IMHO, click and type is the spawn of the devil herself.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"George" wrote in message
...
Finally found where to turn it off:

Tools | Options | Edit tab | Uncheck "Enable click and type".

George


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
That may be a Windows Control Panel setting rather than something in
Word (there are certainly such settings for the mouse pointer), but you
might check the Word settings for "Provide feedback with animation" and
the like (Tools | Options | General).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"George" wrote in message
...
After having to re-install Word 2002 on a new drive, the insertion
point on a new, blank document now has leading or trailing shadows
following it when moving either left or right. I have looked in all of
the tabs in Tools / Options but can't find what to tick or untick in
order to get back to just a simple insertion point without the shadows.
I know it's in there somewhere!

Tia,

George