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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Hello,
What I liked about Word 2002 and below was that even when you scroll using the scroll wheel on your mouse, the cursor stays where it is. Therefore, when you want to go back to the cursor, you can just press the right arrow or left arrow and Word will bring you back to where the cursor is. However, with Word 2003, I don't think this feature works anymore. Now, instead, the cursor moves to a somewhere on the current "screen". I find this more inconvenient. Is there any way to have the cursor stay where it is regardless of where I am viewing within the document? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
The cursor stays where it is in my installation of Word 2003.
-- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... Hello, What I liked about Word 2002 and below was that even when you scroll using the scroll wheel on your mouse, the cursor stays where it is. Therefore, when you want to go back to the cursor, you can just press the right arrow or left arrow and Word will bring you back to where the cursor is. However, with Word 2003, I don't think this feature works anymore. Now, instead, the cursor moves to a somewhere on the current "screen". I find this more inconvenient. Is there any way to have the cursor stay where it is regardless of where I am viewing within the document? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
I think I was not clear in my original questions.
Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its
original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Mr. Robbins,
My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does
control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Under Tools Options Edit tab, the option is Use Smart Cursoring.
I must say I prefer the new way - it really used to irritate me suddenly getting thrown back to where I had been just by clicking an arrrow key - but it'd be a dull world if we were all the same. -- Enjoy, Tony "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Hi GR and newlywed
In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for
me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Doug,
It ends up at the place the cursor was before you started using the mouse wheel to scroll down or upwards. If I understood newlywed correctly he uses the scrollwheel to view a part of the document while the cursor is located somewhere else. Pressing the arrows brings him back to the place the cursor was. If the option is checked, pressing the arrow keys brings you somewhere on the page you scrolled to. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Not here it doesn't.
-- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Luc" wrote in message ... Doug, It ends up at the place the cursor was before you started using the mouse wheel to scroll down or upwards. If I understood newlywed correctly he uses the scrollwheel to view a part of the document while the cursor is located somewhere else. Pressing the arrows brings him back to the place the cursor was. If the option is checked, pressing the arrow keys brings you somewhere on the page you scrolled to. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Doug,
Are you saying there is no difference if the option is checked or unchecked? I am using the Dutch version here but that should not make any difference. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Not here it doesn't. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Luc" wrote in message ... Doug, It ends up at the place the cursor was before you started using the mouse wheel to scroll down or upwards. If I understood newlywed correctly he uses the scrollwheel to view a part of the document while the cursor is located somewhere else. Pressing the arrows brings him back to the place the cursor was. If the option is checked, pressing the arrow keys brings you somewhere on the page you scrolled to. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Doug,
Damn, ignore my response, that's what you said already. Strange to say the least. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Not here it doesn't. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Luc" wrote in message ... Doug, It ends up at the place the cursor was before you started using the mouse wheel to scroll down or upwards. If I understood newlywed correctly he uses the scrollwheel to view a part of the document while the cursor is located somewhere else. Pressing the arrows brings him back to the place the cursor was. If the option is checked, pressing the arrow keys brings you somewhere on the page you scrolled to. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Yes, it does not make any difference whether the option is checked or
unchecked. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Luc" wrote in message ... Doug, Damn, ignore my response, that's what you said already. Strange to say the least. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Not here it doesn't. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Luc" wrote in message ... Doug, It ends up at the place the cursor was before you started using the mouse wheel to scroll down or upwards. If I understood newlywed correctly he uses the scrollwheel to view a part of the document while the cursor is located somewhere else. Pressing the arrows brings him back to the place the cursor was. If the option is checked, pressing the arrow keys brings you somewhere on the page you scrolled to. Luc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" schreef in bericht ... Checking or unchecking "Smart Cursoring" does not make any difference for me. When you say you have it unchecked, just where does the cursor end up when you press one of the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi GR and newlywed In Word 2003, try un-ticking Tools Edit Use Smart Cursoring. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... I guess it is possible that one of the 1800 odd commands in Word does control that behaviour, but, I do not know what it is and right now, I am using a version of Word that I installed on a computer on Tuesday and I haven't made any specific modifications to the "out of the box configuration. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "GR" wrote in message ... Mr. Robbins, My cursor acts the same as newlywed's. Is it possible there is a selectable option in Word 2003 that forces the cursor to act the way newlywed wants it to act? GR "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It moves either one space to the right or one space to the left of its original position, depending upon which key is pressed. That movement I would consider to be appropriate. Are you sure that you are not left clicking with the mouse in the position to which you are scrolling before using the cursor movement keys? -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... I think I was not clear in my original questions. Does the cursor stay where it is even when you press right arrow or left arrow from a distant page? |
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Cursor does not stay where it is in Word 2003
Yes, that is exactly what I meant and turning off the "Tools Edit
Use Smart Cursoring" option worked! Thanks for your support everyone. |
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