how do i turn off the research feature initiated by alt click?

[kslong]

alt/click in word used to only apply to vertical highlighting of text. now
in 2003, alt/click also brings up a window titled 'research' that i can not
find a way to turn off, and does not allow vertical highlighting. i know i
can also use ctrl/shift f8 and the arrow keys to do a vertical highlight, but
when i am trying to vertically highlight text on 62 pages, it takes a long
time to scroll thru to the bottom of 62 pages. all i need is a way to turn
off the research feature/pane. thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't have any problem using Alt+drag to column-select. The trick is not
to "click." Press the mouse firmly and do not let up on it quickly.

 

[kslong39]

thank you, waiting to release the mouse button does seem to work! but why
did microsoft assign two features to alt/click? just doesn't make any sense
to me, and having to slow down in this 'pentium 4' world is tough!! thanks
again for your help.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Click and drag are different actions.