Can't double click to select all

[Guest]

Used to be able to double click in a window with a numerical value and it would highlight all, now it only highlights whichever side of the decimal I click on. Example: MS Works/Word, setting the page size, the little box shows 8.5" and when I double click in the window, it's supposed to highlight everything, now it only highligts the 8 or the 5, depending on where the cursor was when I double clicked. I suspect this may have been caused by an email I received from a Korean customer. I was required to download some characters or fonts to read the message, and the double click issue has happened ever since. There are also some weird fonts I can't seem to get rid of, but they're not bothering me too much.

Thanks for any help.

 

[David Candy]

I've not seen word do this before. If you click at the beginning of the edit box it will select the whole box. Watch the cursor to see where to click.

 

[Guest]

It's not just in Word, it's in all my applications. I use Corel Draw and there are many of these little "boxes" where I enter values, many of which contain a decimal. I have to resort to the technique of "swiping" across to highlight all, but double clicking is faster. Used to be able to, but now I can't....

----- David Candy wrote: -----

I've not seen word do this before. If you click at the beginning of the edit box it will select the whole box. Watch the cursor to see where to click.