jumping blinking cursor

[FCH99]

The blinkiing cursor in Word 2000 jumps to other parts of text. Solution?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi FCH99

Are you using a laptop? With a touchpad? If so, you're probably brushing the
touch pad with your thumbs. Use Control Panel to try to lower its
sensitivity, or turn it off.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[FCH99]

Hi FCH99

Are you using a laptop? With a touchpad? If so, you're probably brushing the
touch pad with your thumbs. Use Control Panel to try to lower its
sensitivity, or turn it off.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Joe-Dean]

I have the same problem on two laptops and one desktop. My finger is not
touching the touchpad because I am using a mouse. The cursor randomly jumps
to a new location just when I am going to enter a correction, or start a new
line. Go figure? Very little online about this, but I did find some
postings from people complaining. Nothing in the MS searches. Help?
Joe-Dean

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you have Speech Recognition enabled?

 

[TF]

Joe

As well as the possibly that Speech Recognition if enabled is causing this,
make sure it definitely isn't the touchpad by going into Touchpad Setup and
disabling the mouse-click simulation and scroll (if available) features
completely.



:I have the same problem on two laptops and one desktop. My finger is not
: touching the touchpad because I am using a mouse. The cursor randomly
jumps
: to a new location just when I am going to enter a correction, or start a
new
: line. Go figure? Very little online about this, but I did find some
: postings from people complaining. Nothing in the MS searches. Help?
: Joe-Dean
:
: "FCH99" wrote:
:
: >
: >
: > "Shauna Kelly" wrote:
: >
: > > Hi FCH99
: > >
: > > Are you using a laptop? With a touchpad? If so, you're probably
brushing the
: > > touch pad with your thumbs. Use Control Panel to try to lower its
: > > sensitivity, or turn it off.
: > >
: > > Hope this helps.
: > >
: > > Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
: > > http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
: > >
: > >
: > > : > > > The blinkiing cursor in Word 2000 jumps to other parts of text.
Solution?
: > >
: > >
: > >

 

[Kathleen]

We have three users who have the 'jumping cursor' problem. We have notebook
computers with touchpads. They are not brushing or touching the touchpad.
They do not have speech recognition activated. In all cases, their cursor
jumps to the name box while entering data in excel. We are using XP with
Microsoft 2003. Any other thoughts?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If this is a problem in Excel, you should post a question in an Excel NG.