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how do you find the cursor when moving around in a large word doc
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how do you find the cursor when moving around in a large word doc
I find that the easiest way is usually to press the spacebar. This will call
Word to revert to the page where the insertion point is currently located. Once you find your place, backspace to remove the unnecessary space. (You could equally well press the right or left arrow key instead of the spacebar, I imagine.) -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Brenda" wrote in message ... |
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Brenda,
You could also write a simple macro that would bring the current selection point into view again. Something like: Sub FindTheCursor() ActiveWindow.ScrollIntoView Selection.Range End Sub This could then be tied to a keyboard shortcut or even a toolbar button for ease of use. If you're unsure of how to create and employ a macro, post back and we'll give you some links to a few articles to get you started. -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix Word MVP Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I find that the easiest way is usually to press the spacebar. This will call Word to revert to the page where the insertion point is currently located. Once you find your place, backspace to remove the unnecessary space. (You could equally well press the right or left arrow key instead of the spacebar, I imagine.) -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Brenda" wrote in message ... |
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Thanks for the tip about the spacebar,taht saved the day. I had always used
the left/right arrow combination in earlier versions. I found to my dismay, as I was testing my teaching material for 2007, that this sequence no longer works. FYI: In 2007, pressing any arrow key following a scroll moves the IP to the currently displayed page, although the position on page seems to be random. If you find any rhyme or reason to positioning after arrow key depression please advise. Thanks again for the tip! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I find that the easiest way is usually to press the spacebar. This will call Word to revert to the page where the insertion point is currently located. Once you find your place, backspace to remove the unnecessary space. (You could equally well press the right or left arrow key instead of the spacebar, I imagine.) -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Brenda" wrote in message ... |
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Oh, that is insidious. Thanks for the warning! And no, I can't see any good
reason for that. But I believe there is actually an Options setting that governs this both in Word 2007 and in earlier versions. In Word 2003 I believe it's Tools | Options | Edit: Use smart cursoring (which I have disabled). I see that I have it enabled in Word 2007, which suggests that it is probably enabled by default and I haven't gotten around to disabling it. It's located at Office Button | Word Options | Advanced: Editing options. Follow-up: Based on a test in both versions, that seems to be the culprit, all right. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JR Hester" wrote in message ... Thanks for the tip about the spacebar,taht saved the day. I had always used the left/right arrow combination in earlier versions. I found to my dismay, as I was testing my teaching material for 2007, that this sequence no longer works. FYI: In 2007, pressing any arrow key following a scroll moves the IP to the currently displayed page, although the position on page seems to be random. If you find any rhyme or reason to positioning after arrow key depression please advise. Thanks again for the tip! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I find that the easiest way is usually to press the spacebar. This will call Word to revert to the page where the insertion point is currently located. Once you find your place, backspace to remove the unnecessary space. (You could equally well press the right or left arrow key instead of the spacebar, I imagine.) -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Brenda" wrote in message ... |
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how do you find the cursor when moving around in a large word
To locate your cursor without making a change in your document (such
as Space + Delete), press & hold Shift-Left Arrow, and not only will the screen go to the proper location, but you'll also get a growing highlighted area that's easier to spot than the measly little cursor. (You have to turn off the option Suzanne mentioned, but then that's a Bad Thing anyway.) On Feb 20, 4:36 pm, JR Hester wrote: Thanks for the tip about the spacebar,taht saved the day. I had always used the left/right arrow combination in earlier versions. I found to my dismay, as I was testing my teaching material for 2007, that this sequence no longer works. FYI: In 2007, pressing any arrow key following a scroll moves the IP to the currently displayed page, although the position on page seems to be random. If you find any rhyme or reason to positioning after arrow key depression please advise. Thanks again for the tip! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I find that the easiest way is usually to press the spacebar. This will call Word to revert to the page where the insertion point is currently located. Once you find your place, backspace to remove the unnecessary space. (You could equally well press the right or left arrow key instead of the spacebar, I imagine.) -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Brenda" wrote in message ...- |
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