From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set of keys
and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac" four-leaf clover. What
keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is there an easy way to reset the
cursor when this happens?

To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.

Zorcon wrote:

> From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set of keys
> and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac" four-leaf clover. What
> keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is there an easy way to reset the
> cursor when this happens?

Thanks! Do you know what keys I hit that cause the cursor to change?

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

> To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.
>
> Zorcon wrote:
>
> > From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set of keys
> > and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac" four-leaf clover. What
> > keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is there an easy way to reset the
> > cursor when this happens?
>
>

Alt Ctrl Num+ , although I don't know how you could hit that combination
accidentally, because I can barely do it on purpose.

Zorcon wrote:

> Thanks! Do you know what keys I hit that cause the cursor to change?
>
> "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.
>>
>>Zorcon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set of keys
>>>and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac" four-leaf clover. What
>>>keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is there an easy way to reset the
>>>cursor when this happens?
>>
>>

Note also that this is the 'destructive' cursor in that any menu item you
select while it is displayed will be deleted.

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Zorcon wrote:
> Thanks! Do you know what keys I hit that cause the cursor to change?
>
> "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.
>>
>> Zorcon wrote:
>>
>>> From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set
>>> of keys and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac"
>>> four-leaf clover. What keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is
>>> there an easy way to reset the cursor when this happens?

Fortunately for Zorcon, no, the cloverleaf (Ctrl+Alt+NumPlus) is the
"assign this item to a keyboard shortcut" cursor (the
ToolsCustomizeKeyboardShortcut command). When this cursor is active,
clicking a menu item or toolbar button or pressing an existing
shortcut will open the Customize Keyboard dialog with the
corresponding command highlighted.

The destructive cursor is Ctrl+Alt+minus
(http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/LostSymbol.htm).

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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:31:11 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
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>Note also that this is the 'destructive' cursor in that any menu item you
>select while it is displayed will be deleted.
>
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>My web site www.gmayor.com
>Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>Zorcon wrote:
>> Thanks! Do you know what keys I hit that cause the cursor to change?
>>
>> "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.
>>>
>>> Zorcon wrote:
>>>
>>>> From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set
>>>> of keys and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac"
>>>> four-leaf clover. What keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is
>>>> there an easy way to reset the cursor when this happens?
>

You are right of course - just got up and the brain is still fogged. Must go
for breakfast

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Jay Freedman wrote:
> Fortunately for Zorcon, no, the cloverleaf (Ctrl+Alt+NumPlus) is the
> "assign this item to a keyboard shortcut" cursor (the
> ToolsCustomizeKeyboardShortcut command). When this cursor is active,
> clicking a menu item or toolbar button or pressing an existing
> shortcut will open the Customize Keyboard dialog with the
> corresponding command highlighted.
>
> The destructive cursor is Ctrl+Alt+minus
> (http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/LostSymbol.htm).
>
>
>> Note also that this is the 'destructive' cursor in that any menu
>> item you select while it is displayed will be deleted.
>>
>> --
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>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>> Zorcon wrote:
>>> Thanks! Do you know what keys I hit that cause the cursor to change?
>>>
>>> "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> To reset the cursor, press the Esc key.
>>>>
>>>> Zorcon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From time to time when working in Word 2002 I accidently hit a set
>>>>> of keys and my insertion point cursor turns into the "Mac"
>>>>> four-leaf clover. What keys am I hitting to make that happen? Is
>>>>> there an easy way to reset the cursor when this happens?