[malcolm]

i frequently use the select text option with the cursor to either delete
blocks of text or overwrite them. these can be several pages long and once
the select area goes over the page (and off the top or bas of the screen) the
speed of highlighted scrolling area is so fast that it is impossible to stop
the selection at the required place. any suggestions as to how to make this
scroll slower when i am doing this?
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thanks in advance,

malcolm

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can't slow down the scroll (short of hamstringing your computer), but
you can select blocks of text more easily by clicking at one end of the
desired selection, using the slider on the scroll bar (NOT the arrows) to
bring the other end in view, and then Shift+clicking there.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"malcolm" wrote in message
...
i frequently use the select text option with the cursor to either delete
blocks of text or overwrite them. these can be several pages long and once
the select area goes over the page (and off the top or bas of the screen)
the
speed of highlighted scrolling area is so fast that it is impossible to
stop
the selection at the required place. any suggestions as to how to make
this
scroll slower when i am doing this?
--
thanks in advance,

malcolm

[malcolm]

suzanne,

thanks, your advice answered my question and was very useful.

malcolm
--
thanks in advance,

malcolm


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can't slow down the scroll (short of hamstringing your computer), but
you can select blocks of text more easily by clicking at one end of the
desired selection, using the slider on the scroll bar (NOT the arrows) to
bring the other end in view, and then Shift+clicking there.

--
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.

"malcolm" wrote in message
...
i frequently use the select text option with the cursor to either delete
blocks of text or overwrite them. these can be several pages long and once
the select area goes over the page (and off the top or bas of the screen)
the
speed of highlighted scrolling area is so fast that it is impossible to
stop
the selection at the required place. any suggestions as to how to make
this
scroll slower when i am doing this?
--
thanks in advance,

malcolm