Text selection will not turn off

[Zoeyteach]

Sometimes the text selection will come on and you cannot turn it off. The
program won't let you do anything. When you move the mouse around it just
continues to select text. It won't let you close the page or exit the
program. HELP!!!

 

[Tom Hutchins]

It sounds like you are in Extend Select mode. F8 starts/stops Extend Select
mode; if it is on, you should see the word EXT near the bottom right of your
screen. Pressing F8 should toggle it off.

It is also possible you have invoked StickyKeys accidentally. This is one of
the Accesssibility features in Windows (to help people who are paralyzed,
missing limbs, etc.) If you press the left Shift key 5 times in a short span
of time, StickyKeys may be turned on. Pressing Shift 5 times quickly again
may turn it off. If it doesn't, go to Accessibility Options in Control Panel
and turn it off there (at the moment, I am in an environment with tight
enough security that I can't access much in Control Panel, so forgive me for
not being more specific).

Hope this helps,

Hutch