[Mike Webb]

Using Word XP (2002), with all SP's.
=============================
Our Executive Director called me over a few minutes ago; he's working on a
doc - trying to - and he can't get an insertion point. No matter what he
tries to do with his mouse (wireless), it just highlights the text. I tried
and was able to backtrack along a highlight to a single insertion
point/blinking cursor, but then when I moved the mouse or used the up/down
arrows, I get highlighting. We checked the menu's but can't see anything.
Just started happening. He also says he sees this now in Outlook 2003.

I'm baffled; is this something in Office XP on his laptop, or might it be
his wireless mouse?

--
Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a 501 (c)(3) conservation non-profit organization

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the status bar, is EXT in black? If so, double-click it to turn it off.

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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
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"Mike Webb" wrote in message
...
Using Word XP (2002), with all SP's.
=============================
Our Executive Director called me over a few minutes ago; he's working on a
doc - trying to - and he can't get an insertion point. No matter what he
tries to do with his mouse (wireless), it just highlights the text. I
tried
and was able to backtrack along a highlight to a single insertion
point/blinking cursor, but then when I moved the mouse or used the up/down
arrows, I get highlighting. We checked the menu's but can't see anything.
Just started happening. He also says he sees this now in Outlook 2003.

I'm baffled; is this something in Office XP on his laptop, or might it be
his wireless mouse?

--
Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a 501 (c)(3) conservation non-profit organization

[Mike Webb]

Looks like that was it. He rebooted, EXT is greyed out now, and he can
navigate as before.

Thanks,
Mike

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
On the status bar, is EXT in black? If so, double-click it to turn it off.

--
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.

"Mike Webb" wrote in message
...
Using Word XP (2002), with all SP's.
=============================
Our Executive Director called me over a few minutes ago; he's working on
a
doc - trying to - and he can't get an insertion point. No matter what he
tries to do with his mouse (wireless), it just highlights the text. I
tried
and was able to backtrack along a highlight to a single insertion
point/blinking cursor, but then when I moved the mouse or used the
up/down
arrows, I get highlighting. We checked the menu's but can't see
anything.
Just started happening. He also says he sees this now in Outlook 2003.

I'm baffled; is this something in Office XP on his laptop, or might it be
his wireless mouse?

--
Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a 501 (c)(3) conservation non-profit organization