Help with "locked" cursor

[CarlyRobyn]

Hi,

I'm having problems with my Excel 2003. Whenever I click on the spreadsheet, the cursor gets "locked" and I am unable to type anything. For example, I'll click on a cell and I can't unclick it...the cursor is locked and just highlights everything when I move it around. If anyone has any tips on this for me and my technologically disabled mind, they would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[Suresh]

Check if your mouse has any problem. If your left mouse button gets locked
when you click it or your shift key may be locked (just sticky by any chance!)

"CarlyRobyn" wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problems with my Excel 2003. Whenever I click on the
> spreadsheet, the cursor gets "locked" and I am unable to type anything.
> For example, I'll click on a cell and I can't unclick it...the cursor
> is locked and just highlights everything when I move it around. If
> anyone has any tips on this for me and my technologically disabled
> mind, they would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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[Gord Dibben]

Carly

A common cause of this is that you are in "Extended" or "Add" mode.

If you see "EXT" or "ADD" down on the status bar try hitting F8 key a couple
of times.

F8 will will toggle you in and out of Extended mode. SHIFT + F8 will put you
in "ADD" mode.

With the "ADD" mode you need to re-click the mouse. This is used to select
non-contiguous cells and ranges without using the CTRL key.

With the "EXT" mode you just click once and drag. All cells will be selected.

If you are using a wheel-mouse tap the wheel a couple times.

Also see David McRitchie's "Ghosting" at

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt


Gord Dibben Excel MVP


On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:08:19 -0600, CarlyRobyn
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>I'm having problems with my Excel 2003. Whenever I click on the
>spreadsheet, the cursor gets "locked" and I am unable to type anything.
>For example, I'll click on a cell and I can't unclick it...the cursor
>is locked and just highlights everything when I move it around. If
>anyone has any tips on this for me and my technologically disabled
>mind, they would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks!