Entire line selected with click on the right end - normal view

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A new and troubling problem when using MSWord 2003 is that when entering the
cursor at the right end of a text line, the entire line is selected.
Previously, when one entered (clicked) at the right end of a line, one could
start typing new text immediately. Now, however, since MSWord 2003 selects
the entire line upon the "click", the existing line disappears when you start
typing. This is true when the option "Typing replaces selection" is active.
If that option is deactivated, then the cursor moves to the left side (start)
of the line for entry of new text. Either way is unacceptable, since at two
additional keystrokes (arrows), or a precise click next to the last character
is required to overcome the problem.
Interestingly, this condition occurs in the "normal view" but not the "print
layout" or "web layout" views.
I assume there must be a way to eliminate or correct this deficiency, but I
could not solve the problem with options in the MSWord 2003 "Options".

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This usually results from having right-to-left text support enabled.

 

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Thank you Suzanne -
Upon reading your idea, through MSWord Help I found the Subject Titled:
"Specify the view direction for the entire document". I have ensured that
this PC was set up for "Left to-Right" text in the Tools/Options/Complex
Scripts tab. Changing to "Right-to-Left" did not effect the issue.

I also ensured that in the "Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings" window,
the PC is set up for "English (U.S.).

Could you elaborate on possible locations where my settings may be incorrect?
Thank you for your help.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Unfortunately, I've already told you more than I know.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I found the thread where this was discussed:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...t.public.word.*&rnum=2&hl=en#f9488ce43f66d2c9

It appears that it may be necessary to disable/uninstall support for complex
scripts entirely?

 

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Thank you Suzanne, that thread did contain the solution.
In the "Microsoft Office Tools/Microsoft Office Language Settings" Window,
there were about 15 languages enabled.
I have no idea how they were enabled, other than to guess that our software
support contractor selected them in their default setup. I had not enabled
any languages or messed with this part of MSOffice. We could have many
USNavy employees with the same problem.
To solve the problem, I selected all enabled languages, except
"English(U.S.)", then clicked the "Remove" button. Now MSWord allows entry
at the right end of text lines.