Re: page view keeps jumping while I type

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From: Dayo Mitchell (dayomitchell_1997_at_NOhotmailSPAM.com.invalid)
Date: 08/05/04


Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:16:31 -0400

Might you possibly have a laptop with a touchpad? Some of them can be very
sensitive, or it's very easy for the side of the hand to brush it while
typing, and that moves the cursor.

On 8/4/04 4:43 PM, "nc weil" wrote:

> I just started using Word 2003 and when I am typing
> additional text in the middle of a long document the
> screen view leaps around with virtually every word I type -
> I can't even keep track of what words I've typed - every
> keystroke, they're on a different part of the screen.
> It's driving me crazy.



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