Re: Word 2003 and Cursor problem

Hi there,

Many thanks for that will give it a go.

Tim.


"Mary Sauer" <gsauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Some suggestions
> Disable your microphone, it will pick up noises and cause an erratic
> cursor.
> An article to read.
> PS/2 Wheel Mouse Jumps Around Screen on Laptops with Touchpads
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282753
>
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> http://office.microsoft.com/
> http://msauer.mvps.org/
> news://msnews.microsoft.com
> "Tim" <erat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi there,
>>
>> A friend has a new Toshiba Sat laptop which has Word 2003 installed and
>> he has this odd problem that sometimes when he is typing in Word
>> unbeknown to him his cursor jumps to a previous point in a paragraph and
>> as he types he is then typing in the wrong place this doesn't happen all
>> the time just occasionally but enough to be very annoying.
>>
>> He has tried all the obvious things like checking if he is hitting a
>> wrong key but can't seem to pinpoint this strange behaviour to anything
>> he is doing.
>>
>> Any pointers would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Many thanks, Tim.
>>
>
>


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