Drag and drop editing in a doc won't work - I get circle-slash cur

[Guest]

Suddenly Word 2003 has started this strange behavior. If I select a blcok of
text then try and drag and drop it within an open document the cursor becomes
a circle-slash and I cannot drop it anywhere. I can Ctrl-X and then Ctrl-V
the text, but I cannot drag and drop it.

Tools>Options>Edit Drag and drop IS enabled. (turning that off only
disallows the cursor from grabbing the text, no circle-slash appears.)

How do I get rid if this incredible nuisance?

Thanks!

Charles

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Is the area where you are trying to drop it within the document margins and
within an area of existing text?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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