I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new information, in the
middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the document. I
have also experienced a total loss of information. This problem is quite
frustrating.

Laptop? This is usually an indication of an over-sensitive touch pad.

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"Joyce Crouch" <Joyce (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new information, in
>the
> middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the document. I
> have also experienced a total loss of information. This problem is quite
> frustrating.

Yeah, I have the same problem. I've tried getting a new keyboard (didn't
help) and a new mouse (also didn't help).

And no, Graham, it isn't a laptop. I just have to watch my screen as I type,
because my cursor will randomly jump up to a new spot. If I happen to have my
shift key depressed at the moment, it will select everything between the two
points, and the next keystroke will delete it all. Ctrl-Z has become my best
friend.

Jerry


"Joyce Crouch" wrote:

> I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new information, in the
> middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the document. I
> have also experienced a total loss of information. This problem is quite
> frustrating.

Do you have voice recognition software? Try turning off the microphone.

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"Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7C7EB3A7-A4E3-49DE-9F18-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yeah, I have the same problem. I've tried getting a new keyboard (didn't
> help) and a new mouse (also didn't help).
>
> And no, Graham, it isn't a laptop. I just have to watch my screen as I
> type,
> because my cursor will randomly jump up to a new spot. If I happen to have
> my
> shift key depressed at the moment, it will select everything between the
> two
> points, and the next keystroke will delete it all. Ctrl-Z has become my
> best
> friend.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> "Joyce Crouch" wrote:
>
>> I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new information, in
>> the
>> middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the document. I
>> have also experienced a total loss of information. This problem is quite
>> frustrating.

You got my hopes up, but our IT department assures me that I don't have voice
recognition software or a microphone. I was really hoping you had found the
answer. Bummer deal.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> Do you have voice recognition software? Try turning off the microphone.
>
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> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>
>
> "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7C7EB3A7-A4E3-49DE-9F18-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Yeah, I have the same problem. I've tried getting a new keyboard (didn't
> > help) and a new mouse (also didn't help).
> >
> > And no, Graham, it isn't a laptop. I just have to watch my screen as I
> > type,
> > because my cursor will randomly jump up to a new spot. If I happen to have
> > my
> > shift key depressed at the moment, it will select everything between the
> > two
> > points, and the next keystroke will delete it all. Ctrl-Z has become my
> > best
> > friend.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> > "Joyce Crouch" wrote:
> >
> >> I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new information, in
> >> the
> >> middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the document. I
> >> have also experienced a total loss of information. This problem is quite
> >> frustrating.
>
>
> .
>

In news:7314F4F7-254C-4A76-BCC2-(E-Mail Removed),
Jerry <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> You got my hopes up, but our IT department assures me that I don't
> have voice recognition software or a microphone. I was really hoping
> you had found the answer. Bummer deal.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> Do you have voice recognition software? Try turning off the
>> microphone.
>>
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>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>>
>> "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:7C7EB3A7-A4E3-49DE-9F18-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Yeah, I have the same problem. I've tried getting a new keyboard
>>> (didn't help) and a new mouse (also didn't help).
>>>
>>> And no, Graham, it isn't a laptop. I just have to watch my screen
>>> as I type,
>>> because my cursor will randomly jump up to a new spot. If I happen
>>> to have my
>>> shift key depressed at the moment, it will select everything
>>> between the two
>>> points, and the next keystroke will delete it all. Ctrl-Z has
>>> become my best
>>> friend.
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>>
>>> "Joyce Crouch" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am editing a long document, and when I am typing in new
>>>> information, in the
>>>> middle of a word, the typing jumps up to another line in the
>>>> document. I have also experienced a total loss of information.
>>>> This problem is quite frustrating.
>>
>>
>> .

Hardware issues: Mouse, mouse drivers, mouse connector, mouse software, etc.