Cursor is like a capital I and I cant edit document - why??

[Guest]

Hi, not sure what I must have pressed but a document I'm working on, and
saved onto a flashdrive, now wont seem to let me edit it. I get a "I" type of
capital I instead of an arrow and cant do anything. I've tried saving the
document and emailing it to myself, but its the same when I open it like that
too.

Please help - essay due in shortly!!

 

[CyberTaz]

First of all, don't ever open or save directly to flash drives (or other
removable media) or by dbl-clicking attachments. Always save/copy the file
to your HD & work with that copy.

Second: The I-beam pointer is what you _should_ have when your pointer is in
the text area of the doc window, so I'm not sure why you consider this a
problem. The pointer only appears as an arrow when you move it out of the
text area.

If you can't click in the doc & edit it there must be something else
preventing you from doing so. Possibilities are that the doc is protected
(Tools>UnProtect Document), the file is being opened from a source that
doesn't allow enough space for required temp files to be created (such as
those mentioned above) or the file may be corrupt.

If this info doesn't help resolve the problem make sure to mention version
of Word & any additional specifics when you reply.

 

[kevingrant]

First of all, don't ever open or save directly to flash drives (or other
removable media) or by dbl-clicking attachments. Always save/copy the file
to your HD & work with that copy.

Second: The I-beam pointer is what you _should_ have when your pointer is in
the text area of the doc window, so I'm not sure why you consider this a
problem. The pointer only appears as an arrow when you move it out of the
text area.

If you can't click in the doc & edit it there must be something else
preventing you from doing so. Possibilities are that the doc is protected
(Tools>UnProtect Document), the file is being opened from a source that
doesn't allow enough space for required temp files to be created (such as
those mentioned above) or the file may be corrupt.

If this info doesn't help resolve the problem make sure to mention version
of Word & any additional specifics when you reply.