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Templates - visual problem
Hi,
We have created a group of templates, including company letterhead, for everyone's use. However we are finding that when we type in a template, the screen appears to "blink" - that is, the letterhead appears to blink on and off while typing is going on. Also, the cursor tends to disappear while typing, especially when using the tab key. These things don't occur in regular documents, or blank documents. They only occur in the templates we have created. The templates are stored on our network are are accessible via File-New. We use Windows Server 2000 and our version of Word is also 2000. What might be the cause of this? It is annoying to the users and I'd like to fix it for them. Many thanks, Rosemary |
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G'day "Rosemary" ,
Don't use Draw objects in the header/footer region. The cursor business has to do with a system registry setting for optimizing mouse performance - essentially the setting makes for better CPU availability on servers but sometimes it gets set on user machines. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Rosemary reckoned: Hi, We have created a group of templates, including company letterhead, for everyone's use. However we are finding that when we type in a template, the screen appears to "blink" - that is, the letterhead appears to blink on and off while typing is going on. Also, the cursor tends to disappear while typing, especially when using the tab key. These things don't occur in regular documents, or blank documents. They only occur in the templates we have created. The templates are stored on our network are are accessible via File-New. We use Windows Server 2000 and our version of Word is also 2000. What might be the cause of this? It is annoying to the users and I'd like to fix it for them. Many thanks, Rosemary |
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Templates - visual problem
Why do you say to not use draw objects in the h/f region? I do this
regularly, especially in pleadings. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Word Heretic" wrote in message ... G'day "Rosemary" , Don't use Draw objects in the header/footer region. The cursor business has to do with a system registry setting for optimizing mouse performance - essentially the setting makes for better CPU availability on servers but sometimes it gets set on user machines. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Rosemary reckoned: Hi, We have created a group of templates, including company letterhead, for everyone's use. However we are finding that when we type in a template, the screen appears to "blink" - that is, the letterhead appears to blink on and off while typing is going on. Also, the cursor tends to disappear while typing, especially when using the tab key. These things don't occur in regular documents, or blank documents. They only occur in the templates we have created. The templates are stored on our network are are accessible via File-New. We use Windows Server 2000 and our version of Word is also 2000. What might be the cause of this? It is annoying to the users and I'd like to fix it for them. Many thanks, Rosemary |
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Templates - visual problem
G'day "Charles Kenyon" ,
Because it has caused my documents to endless repaginate in 2000+ Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Charles Kenyon reckoned: Why do you say to not use draw objects in the h/f region? I do this regularly, especially in pleadings. |
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Hi Steve,
Could you direct us to that particular registry setting? Regards, Rosemary -----Original Message----- G'day "Rosemary" , Don't use Draw objects in the header/footer region. The cursor business has to do with a system registry setting for optimizing mouse performance - essentially the setting makes for better CPU availability on servers but sometimes it gets set on user machines. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Rosemary reckoned: Hi, We have created a group of templates, including company letterhead, for everyone's use. However we are finding that when we type in a template, the screen appears to "blink" - that is, the letterhead appears to blink on and off while typing is going on. Also, the cursor tends to disappear while typing, especially when using the tab key. These things don't occur in regular documents, or blank documents. They only occur in the templates we have created. The templates are stored on our network are are accessible via File-New. We use Windows Server 2000 and our version of Word is also 2000. What might be the cause of this? It is annoying to the users and I'd like to fix it for them. Many thanks, Rosemary . |
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Hope I don't run into that problem. It must be more than the drawing object
in the header/footer; but if taking such out of your documents stops it, it does. The drawing objects that I use are (1) lines, (2) text boxes, and (3) a picture. (I realize that the picture may not be a drawing object, but it prints / displays according to the commands on printing/displaying drawing objects.) -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Word Heretic" wrote in message ... G'day "Charles Kenyon" , Because it has caused my documents to endless repaginate in 2000+ Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Charles Kenyon reckoned: Why do you say to not use draw objects in the h/f region? I do this regularly, especially in pleadings. |
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Templates - visual problem
G'day "Rosemary" ,
No unfort I bumped into with one of the shareware regsitry hack tools so it was just some interface setting there :-) But after I set it, I got the 'effect' you described for the first time. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Rosemary reckoned: Hi Steve, Could you direct us to that particular registry setting? Regards, Rosemary -----Original Message----- G'day "Rosemary" , Don't use Draw objects in the header/footer region. The cursor business has to do with a system registry setting for optimizing mouse performance - essentially the setting makes for better CPU availability on servers but sometimes it gets set on user machines. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Rosemary reckoned: Hi, We have created a group of templates, including company letterhead, for everyone's use. However we are finding that when we type in a template, the screen appears to "blink" - that is, the letterhead appears to blink on and off while typing is going on. Also, the cursor tends to disappear while typing, especially when using the tab key. These things don't occur in regular documents, or blank documents. They only occur in the templates we have created. The templates are stored on our network are are accessible via File-New. We use Windows Server 2000 and our version of Word is also 2000. What might be the cause of this? It is annoying to the users and I'd like to fix it for them. Many thanks, Rosemary . |
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G'day "Charles Kenyon" ,
I received the advice from a MS employee and indeed, just removing the draw objects fixed the problem entirely. Mind you, SP after SP one wonders what old problems have been fixed now :-) Steve Hudson - Word Heretic Want a hyperlinked index? S/W R&D? See WordHeretic.com steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Charles Kenyon reckoned: Hope I don't run into that problem. It must be more than the drawing object in the header/footer; but if taking such out of your documents stops it, it does. The drawing objects that I use are (1) lines, (2) text boxes, and (3) a picture. (I realize that the picture may not be a drawing object, but it prints / displays according to the commands on printing/displaying drawing objects.) |
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