Word 2007 insertion point problem

[amchill]

Working in Word, all of a sudden when I want to edit a sentence, I move my
mouse to move the insertion point before a word or sentence I want to
hightlight/ select and then cut, the pointer does not move. When I then move
the pointer using the arrow buttons, I try and select the word by clicking
the left mouse button and holding it down to move across the word, nothing
happens. I must have turned something off by accident. Help!

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

As Jay Fredman wrote on August 15 in a thread called "mousin' around,"

"Go to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940791 and click the FixIt
button, then follow the instructions. That should do it.

"The problem seems to be corruption of a particular registry entry
when
Word is open during an update. The button will delete the corrupted
entry, and then restarting Word will build a new entry from the
factory settings in the program. "

If you have Windows / Office set to do automatic updates at 3 am, you
should remember to close Word each night.

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you have Windows / Office set to do automatic updates at 3 am, you
should remember to close Word each night.

Or configure the updates to notify you of them, rather than simply install
without your permission, so you can choose the time to install.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Understanding that this may not be an option for users on a corporate
network.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Or configure the updates to notify you of them, rather than simply install
without your permission, so you can choose the time to install.

On occasion such updates take an hour or more. If it does them at 3
am, it doesn't interfere with work time.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I usually get notification when I boot up in the morning. I agree to the
updates I want, and they are downloaded in the background over the course of
the day (or sometimes several subsequent days). I am not aware of the
progress until I get notice that updates are ready to be installed. Often
I'm not notified at all; instead, Windows installs them when I shut down
(unless I opt out).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Or configure the updates to notify you of them, rather than simply install
without your permission, so you can choose the time to install.

On occasion such updates take an hour or more. If it does them at 3
am, it doesn't interfere with work time.

 

[Graham Mayor]

On occasion such updates take an hour or more. If it does them at 3
am, it doesn't interfere with work time.

They shouldn't interfere at all unless a reboot is required (when 30 seconds
to restart the computer at a time of your choosing is all the only
interruption), and most updates don't require a reboot. Downloading and
applying updates is a background task. It is only those that do require a
reboot that cause the problems encountered.

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