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Can't type in a Word document
I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas?
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Can't type in a Word document
Just a wild guess...you don't have the font set for white, do you?
"Keyboard Killer" wrote in message ... I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas? HELP!!! |
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Can't type in a Word document
Have you activated your copy of Word? Check under the Help menu. If there is
a command there about "Activate" try it. If you have a version that doesn't require activation there won't be such a command. If you have already activated, it will tell you that. -- 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. "Keyboard Killer" wrote in message ... I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas? HELP!!! |
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Can't type in a Word document
Assuming that your copy of Word has been activated, this may be the effect
of the PWSteal.Tarno.B virus. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Keyboard Killer" wrote in message ... I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas? HELP!!! |
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Can't type in a Word document
Riz,
Try to type in word safe mode. What happens? To start word in safe mode follow these steps:- click on start-run-type in "winword.exe /a (without the quotes and there is a space between .exe and /a). Hit Ok. This will start Word in safe mode. What happens here?? Can u type?? Regards Basheer -----Original Message----- Just a wild guess...you don't have the font set for white, do you? "Keyboard Killer" wrote in message news:B19466FC-42C7-4234-9F36- ... I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas? HELP!!! . |
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Can't type in a Word document
Note, this is a diagnostic procedure (which can occasionally fix the
problem). You do not want to be opening word this way regularly, any more than you want to be regularly opening Windows in Safe mode. -- 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. "Basheer" wrote in message ... Riz, Try to type in word safe mode. What happens? To start word in safe mode follow these steps:- click on start-run-type in "winword.exe /a (without the quotes and there is a space between .exe and /a). Hit Ok. This will start Word in safe mode. What happens here?? Can u type?? Regards Basheer -----Original Message----- Just a wild guess...you don't have the font set for white, do you? "Keyboard Killer" wrote in message news:B19466FC-42C7-4234-9F36- ... I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas? HELP!!! . |
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