Selecting text with the mouse

[Ben K. Bullock]

When I select text with the mouse, Word frequently "guesses" what I want to
select. For example, if I select

XYZ ABC DEF

then if I have chosen only YZ, then word assumes I want X as well, and when
I choose ABC, Word assumes that I want to include any space or return
character which comes after it, so I get "ABC " rather than "ABC". The
problem is, Word's guesses of what I want are invariably wrong, and this
behaviour drives me slightly insane. The trick I use to overcome it is to
move the cursor over the space and then move it back to C with the mouse
button held down. That way I get only "ABC", not "ABC ". Is there a way to
turn off the "guessing" behaviour?

Thanks very much for any help with this.

 

[Ed O'Brien]

Hi, Ben.

You can switch this facility off....

Go to Tools//Options and select the "Edit" tab. Uncheck "When selecting,
automatically select entire word".

Ed

 

[Ben K. Bullock]

Hi, Ben.

You can switch this facility off....

Go to Tools//Options and select the "Edit" tab. Uncheck "When selecting,
automatically select entire word".

Ed

Thanks very much for that tip. It solves my problem completely.

 

[Stan Brown]

Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:47:44 +0900 from Ben K. Bullock

When I select text with the mouse, Word frequently "guesses" what I want to
select. For example, if I select
XYZ ABC DEF
then if I have chosen only YZ, then word assumes I want X as well,

Tools >> Options >> Edit >>
When selecting, select entire word

The problem is, Word's guesses of what I want are invariably wrong,

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