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Word 2003 cursor problem
Is this a laptop? With a touchpad? Either keep your hands off it or reduce
the sensitivity. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes
the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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If you don't use the touchpad, I'd say reduce the sensitivity to zero. I
don't use a laptop, so this is hearsay, but a lot of users assess this problem as being due to brushing the touchpad with their thumbs while typing. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... Thanks for the answer. I do have a touchpad, although I don't use it. I use a regular mouse, but maybe I've been accidentally touching the pad. I'll check this out. Coincidentally, I installed Office 2003 at the same time that I got a new laptop, my first with a touchpad. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Is this a laptop? With a touchpad? Either keep your hands off it or reduce the sensitivity. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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Thanks for the answer. I do have a touchpad, although I don't use it. I use
a regular mouse, but maybe I've been accidentally touching the pad. I'll check this out. Coincidentally, I installed Office 2003 at the same time that I got a new laptop, my first with a touchpad. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Is this a laptop? With a touchpad? Either keep your hands off it or reduce the sensitivity. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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That's exactly what it was. I don't have the option to reduce the
sensitivity, so I tried to train myself not to touch it, but I ended up shutting it off. I never use the touchpad anyway. I prefer a regular mouse. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you don't use the touchpad, I'd say reduce the sensitivity to zero. I don't use a laptop, so this is hearsay, but a lot of users assess this problem as being due to brushing the touchpad with their thumbs while typing. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... Thanks for the answer. I do have a touchpad, although I don't use it. I use a regular mouse, but maybe I've been accidentally touching the pad. I'll check this out. Coincidentally, I installed Office 2003 at the same time that I got a new laptop, my first with a touchpad. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Is this a laptop? With a touchpad? Either keep your hands off it or reduce the sensitivity. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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I don't have a laptop, but whenever I've tried to use one, trying to
accomplish anything with a touchpad has driven me crazy. I suppose it's a learned skill like any other, but it's not one I aspire to learn. If I ever get a laptop, the first accessory/peripheral I'll get for it will be a mouse. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... That's exactly what it was. I don't have the option to reduce the sensitivity, so I tried to train myself not to touch it, but I ended up shutting it off. I never use the touchpad anyway. I prefer a regular mouse. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you don't use the touchpad, I'd say reduce the sensitivity to zero. I don't use a laptop, so this is hearsay, but a lot of users assess this problem as being due to brushing the touchpad with their thumbs while typing. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... Thanks for the answer. I do have a touchpad, although I don't use it. I use a regular mouse, but maybe I've been accidentally touching the pad. I'll check this out. Coincidentally, I installed Office 2003 at the same time that I got a new laptop, my first with a touchpad. Thanks again. Wally S "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Is this a laptop? With a touchpad? Either keep your hands off it or reduce the sensitivity. -- 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. "Wally S" wrote in message ... I have just installed Office 2003, and when I am typing in Word, sometimes the cursor moves up three or four lines on its own, and I find myself typing in the middle of the preceding text instead of at the end. I am not accidentally hitting the ctrl key. I have not had this problem with previous versions. Thanks. Wally S |
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