Powerpoint acts as if ctrl or shift is pressed

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debugger_partner

Running Vista Business with Office 2003 SP3

The strangest things happen in Powerpoint

* When trying to move a box Powerpoint instead copies the box.. like it
would if ctrl was pressed while dragging.

* When clicking in the middle of a textbox full of content.. Instead of
the cursor ending up in that place, powerpoint selects all the text from
the beginning of the box up to the place I clicked. Like it would if the
cursor was sitting in the beginning of the text and I was to hold down
SHIFT and click in the middle of the content

+ Powerpoint acts like this All The Time, no just occasionally
+ This only happens in Powerpoint, not in any other office application.

+ Other people in the office have the exact same setup of
computer/software but doesn't have this problem.

I've been searching through all the settings for some kind of
"sticky-keys" option that might have been enabled but haven't found
anything. Of course I could re-install Office but I'd rather not if
this is fixable. :)

Any clues?

Matti Jääaro
Debugger Partner AB
 
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debugger_partner

The problem with office content that jumps when you click on it is
something I've seen on other machines but not on this one. I tried the
compatibility setting just in case but that didn't fix the problem. I
then tried repair on office. Then I removed powerpoint and added it
again. After that I remove office completely, rebooted, and then
installed it. Same thing.

One clarification. I can move a box if I just click it and drag it to a
new position. But I cannot use ctrl to select multiple boxes, as soon as
I do so they duplicate. For example.. I click on box 1 then hold down
ctrl and click box 2. Both are now selected. I release ctrl and the
little + icon on the mouse pointer disappears. When I drag the two
selected boxes I end up with 4. For the same reason, it's impossible to
select two boxes and align them without duplicating them.

Any ideas? :)
 
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Echo S

The only solution I know to this is the one described in the FAQ I linked to
before -- disable desktop composition on powerpnt.EXE. (Based on your
description, "tried the compatibility setting," I can't tell if that's what
you did or not.)

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