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Insertion point
I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using
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You don't. The insertion point can't be where there is no text (unless you
enable the abominable "Click and type"). -- 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. "artnlsn" wrote in message ... I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using the mouse pointer? Thanks for you help. |
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You don't. The insertion point can't be where there is no text (unless you enable the abominable "Click and type"). "artnlsn" wrote in message ... I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using the mouse pointer? Thanks for you help. Curious: Why do you see that as abominable? I find it pretty handy in a few different cases. Pop` |
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It may be handy in a few cases, mostly throwaway documents that you'll print
once and then discard. The experts consider it abominable because it uses a ton of empty paragraph marks to set the vertical position on the page. In any document that will be saved and edited again, that's a recipe for trouble. We also find it objectionable that it's turned on by default in a new installation, probably in the hope of making it "discoverable" for new users (when, frankly, we wish it wasn't discoverable at all). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Pop` wrote: Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: You don't. The insertion point can't be where there is no text (unless you enable the abominable "Click and type"). "artnlsn" wrote in message ... I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using the mouse pointer? Thanks for you help. Curious: Why do you see that as abominable? I find it pretty handy in a few different cases. Pop` |
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Pop` wrote: Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: You don't. The insertion point can't be where there is no text (unless you enable the abominable "Click and type"). "artnlsn" wrote in message ... I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using the mouse pointer? Thanks for you help. Curious: Why do you see that as abominable? I find it pretty handy in a few different cases. Pop` Jay Freedman wrote: It may be handy in a few cases, mostly throwaway documents that you'll print once and then discard. The experts consider it abominable because it uses a ton of empty paragraph marks to set the vertical position on the page. In any document that will be saved and edited again, that's a recipe for trouble. We also find it objectionable that it's turned on by default in a new installation, probably in the hope of making it "discoverable" for new users (when, frankly, we wish it wasn't discoverable at all). Huh. I respect your knowledge and have seen you around quite a bit, so I know you know what you're talking about. I guess I expected something more techie, honestly. Mostly because all it does is create para marks down to the click point, and a tab if it's not clicked at column 1. I find it fairly useful at times, especially if I'm intentionally creating white space in a document. Guess it's more a case of preferences. It certainly doesn't represent any "recipe" for disaster that I can see! More lke a ymmv case, I guess. No big dea. By the way, there is no "we". Pop` |
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:50:07 -0400, "Pop`"
wrote: Pop` wrote: Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: You don't. The insertion point can't be where there is no text (unless you enable the abominable "Click and type"). "artnlsn" wrote in message ... I'm using Word 2002. How do I place the cursor below a line of text using the mouse pointer? Thanks for you help. Curious: Why do you see that as abominable? I find it pretty handy in a few different cases. Pop` Jay Freedman wrote: It may be handy in a few cases, mostly throwaway documents that you'll print once and then discard. The experts consider it abominable because it uses a ton of empty paragraph marks to set the vertical position on the page. In any document that will be saved and edited again, that's a recipe for trouble. We also find it objectionable that it's turned on by default in a new installation, probably in the hope of making it "discoverable" for new users (when, frankly, we wish it wasn't discoverable at all). Huh. I respect your knowledge and have seen you around quite a bit, so I know you know what you're talking about. I guess I expected something more techie, honestly. Mostly because all it does is create para marks down to the click point, and a tab if it's not clicked at column 1. I find it fairly useful at times, especially if I'm intentionally creating white space in a document. Guess it's more a case of preferences. It certainly doesn't represent any "recipe" for disaster that I can see! More lke a ymmv case, I guess. No big dea. By the way, there is no "we". Pop` Yes, it's a case of preferences. I suppose if no one liked Click & Type, it wouldn't still be part of the program. Look at what happened to poor old Clippy... I didn't say it was a recipe for disaster, just that it's a recipe for trouble in documents that will be used repeatedly. When I said "we" I was referring to the Word and Office MVPs and many other frequent contributors in these newsgroups. I'll leave the "royal plural" to Queen Elizabeth. :-) -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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