Erratic Cursor Behavior

On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked, it goes
into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it jumps to
another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes to a
four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and how to make
it just go into edit mode?

Thanks much.

Cathy,

If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting the
cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It should
require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a cell(s)
and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the mouse
pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
positioning can be difficult.

--
Earl Kiosterud
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"Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked, it
> goes
> into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it jumps to
> another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes to a
> four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and how to
> make
> it just go into edit mode?
>
> Thanks much.

So, double clicking could cause it (the cursor) to jump to a completely
different cell because of mouse wandering? I don't recall having this problem
before upgrading to Windows XP Pro and Office XP 2003 recently.

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

> Cathy,
>
> If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting the
> cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It should
> require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
> four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a cell(s)
> and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the mouse
> pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
> positioning can be difficult.
>
> --
> Earl Kiosterud
> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
> -------------------------------------------
>
> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked, it
> > goes
> > into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it jumps to
> > another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes to a
> > four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and how to
> > make
> > it just go into edit mode?
> >
> > Thanks much.
>
>
>

Cathy,

No. Double-clicking shouldn't cause it do jump anywhere. It should take it
into edit mode. Clicking a cell should simply select the cell. The fact
that it is jumping to other cells and changing from the white cross to the
4-arrow mouse pointer suggests that the mouse might be moving while said
clicking is being undertaken. So I wonder if the user is moving the mouse
wnile clicking, or if the mouse is erratic. Is this one of those touch
pads, or one of those other ways of implementing a mouse? Except actually
being a mouse? Those can be difficult to manage.

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

"Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So, double clicking could cause it (the cursor) to jump to a completely
> different cell because of mouse wandering? I don't recall having this
> problem
> before upgrading to Windows XP Pro and Office XP 2003 recently.
>
> "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
>
>> Cathy,
>>
>> If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting the
>> cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It should
>> require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
>> four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a cell(s)
>> and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the mouse
>> pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
>> positioning can be difficult.
>>
>> --
>> Earl Kiosterud
>> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
>> -------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked, it
>> > goes
>> > into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it jumps
>> > to
>> > another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes to
>> > a
>> > four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and how
>> > to
>> > make
>> > it just go into edit mode?
>> >
>> > Thanks much.
>>
>>
>>

We have the same problem with both the touchpad and the wireless Logitech
mouse.

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

> Cathy,
>
> No. Double-clicking shouldn't cause it do jump anywhere. It should take it
> into edit mode. Clicking a cell should simply select the cell. The fact
> that it is jumping to other cells and changing from the white cross to the
> 4-arrow mouse pointer suggests that the mouse might be moving while said
> clicking is being undertaken. So I wonder if the user is moving the mouse
> wnile clicking, or if the mouse is erratic. Is this one of those touch
> pads, or one of those other ways of implementing a mouse? Except actually
> being a mouse? Those can be difficult to manage.
>
> --
> Earl Kiosterud
> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
> -------------------------------------------
>
> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > So, double clicking could cause it (the cursor) to jump to a completely
> > different cell because of mouse wandering? I don't recall having this
> > problem
> > before upgrading to Windows XP Pro and Office XP 2003 recently.
> >
> > "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
> >
> >> Cathy,
> >>
> >> If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting the
> >> cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It should
> >> require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
> >> four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a cell(s)
> >> and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the mouse
> >> pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
> >> positioning can be difficult.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Earl Kiosterud
> >> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
> >> -------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> > On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked, it
> >> > goes
> >> > into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it jumps
> >> > to
> >> > another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes to
> >> > a
> >> > four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and how
> >> > to
> >> > make
> >> > it just go into edit mode?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks much.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

I just tried the same spreadsheet on another Dell laptop and it does fine.

"Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the same problem with both the touchpad and the wireless Logitech
> mouse.
>
> "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
>
>> Cathy,
>>
>> No. Double-clicking shouldn't cause it do jump anywhere. It should take
>> it
>> into edit mode. Clicking a cell should simply select the cell. The fact
>> that it is jumping to other cells and changing from the white cross to
>> the
>> 4-arrow mouse pointer suggests that the mouse might be moving while said
>> clicking is being undertaken. So I wonder if the user is moving the mouse
>> wnile clicking, or if the mouse is erratic. Is this one of those touch
>> pads, or one of those other ways of implementing a mouse? Except
>> actually
>> being a mouse? Those can be difficult to manage.
>>
>> --
>> Earl Kiosterud
>> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
>> -------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > So, double clicking could cause it (the cursor) to jump to a completely
>> > different cell because of mouse wandering? I don't recall having this
>> > problem
>> > before upgrading to Windows XP Pro and Office XP 2003 recently.
>> >
>> > "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Cathy,
>> >>
>> >> If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting
>> >> the
>> >> cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It
>> >> should
>> >> require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
>> >> four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a
>> >> cell(s)
>> >> and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the
>> >> mouse
>> >> pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
>> >> positioning can be difficult.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Earl Kiosterud
>> >> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
>> >> -------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >> news:[email protected]...
>> >> > On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is clicked,
>> >> > it
>> >> > goes
>> >> > into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it
>> >> > jumps
>> >> > to
>> >> > another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then changes
>> >> > to
>> >> > a
>> >> > four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and
>> >> > how
>> >> > to
>> >> > make
>> >> > it just go into edit mode?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks much.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Cathy,

Interesting. Maybe the mouse driver needs updating.

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net

-------------------------------------------

"Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I just tried the same spreadsheet on another Dell laptop and it does fine.
>
> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> We have the same problem with both the touchpad and the wireless Logitech
>> mouse.
>>
>> "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
>>
>>> Cathy,
>>>
>>> No. Double-clicking shouldn't cause it do jump anywhere. It should
>>> take it
>>> into edit mode. Clicking a cell should simply select the cell. The
>>> fact
>>> that it is jumping to other cells and changing from the white cross to
>>> the
>>> 4-arrow mouse pointer suggests that the mouse might be moving while said
>>> clicking is being undertaken. So I wonder if the user is moving the
>>> mouse
>>> wnile clicking, or if the mouse is erratic. Is this one of those touch
>>> pads, or one of those other ways of implementing a mouse? Except
>>> actually
>>> being a mouse? Those can be difficult to manage.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Earl Kiosterud
>>> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
>>> -------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>> > So, double clicking could cause it (the cursor) to jump to a
>>> > completely
>>> > different cell because of mouse wandering? I don't recall having this
>>> > problem
>>> > before upgrading to Windows XP Pro and Office XP 2003 recently.
>>> >
>>> > "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Cathy,
>>> >>
>>> >> If you're clicking the cell, it should be doing nothing but selecting
>>> >> the
>>> >> cell. It will go into enter mode if you start typing stuff. It
>>> >> should
>>> >> require double-clicking or pressing F2 to get it into Edit Mode. The
>>> >> four-way arrow mouse pointer should happen when you've selected a
>>> >> cell(s)
>>> >> and have the pointer at the border of the selection. I suspect the
>>> >> mouse
>>> >> pointer is wandering around. It IS a laptop, after all, and mouse
>>> >> positioning can be difficult.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Earl Kiosterud
>>> >> mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
>>> >> -------------------------------------------
>>> >>
>>> >> "Cathy C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> >> news:[email protected]...
>>> >> > On our corporate laptop, sometimes when a worksheet cell is
>>> >> > clicked, it
>>> >> > goes
>>> >> > into edit mode (which is what we want and expect), sometimes it
>>> >> > jumps
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > another cell, sometimes it turns into a white cross and then
>>> >> > changes to
>>> >> > a
>>> >> > four directional cross. Any thoughts on why this is happening and
>>> >> > how
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > make
>>> >> > it just go into edit mode?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks much.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>