My system uses MS Office Word 2003. I am editing documents previously set up
by someone else. I can't get drag-and-drop editing to turn on, even though I
followed the "Help" instructions as follows: "1. On the Tools menu, click
Options, and then click the Edit tab. 2. Select ... the Drag-and-drop text
editing check box." When I select some text and try to drag it, I get a
circle icon with a line thru it (meaning that the action is not allowed). I
hate having to use cut and paste when drag and drop is so much easier.
Thanks for any ideas.

Are you trying to drag text to an area outside the margins or an area of the
document where there is not yet any text?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"wlmiv" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5AE106AA-BF28-49CF-841C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My system uses MS Office Word 2003. I am editing documents previously set
up
> by someone else. I can't get drag-and-drop editing to turn on, even
though I
> followed the "Help" instructions as follows: "1. On the Tools menu, click
> Options, and then click the Edit tab. 2. Select ... the Drag-and-drop
text
> editing check box." When I select some text and try to drag it, I get a
> circle icon with a line thru it (meaning that the action is not allowed).
I
> hate having to use cut and paste when drag and drop is so much easier.
> Thanks for any ideas.

Thank you for your reply. I am trying to move text within the document
itself and within areas where there is already text.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Are you trying to drag text to an area outside the margins or an area of the
> document where there is not yet any text?
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "wlmiv" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5AE106AA-BF28-49CF-841C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My system uses MS Office Word 2003. I am editing documents previously set
> up
> > by someone else. I can't get drag-and-drop editing to turn on, even
> though I
> > followed the "Help" instructions as follows: "1. On the Tools menu, click
> > Options, and then click the Edit tab. 2. Select ... the Drag-and-drop
> text
> > editing check box." When I select some text and try to drag it, I get a
> > circle icon with a line thru it (meaning that the action is not allowed).
> I
> > hate having to use cut and paste when drag and drop is so much easier.
> > Thanks for any ideas.
>
>