Mouse sticks in select range mode

When I open a spreadsheet (new or saved) and use the mouse to click in a
cell, the highlight (select) range is turned on and I cannot turn it off.
I've reinstalled the program and run the download to check for MSoffice
viruses

Perhaps I have not understood your problem, but if you select another cell or range does the highlight on the first selected cell or range turn off?
If not I would check for a sticky CTRL key

Originally Posted by NaughtyMouse

When I open a spreadsheet (new or saved) and use the mouse to click in a
cell, the highlight (select) range is turned on and I cannot turn it off.
I've reinstalled the program and run the download to check for MSoffice
viruses

Could it be that StickyKeys has been accidentally activated?

To find out either press SHIFT 5 times or

Start>Setting>Accessibility

and then if activated turn it off.

StickyKeys effectivetly means tha user doesn't have to hold down SHIFT, ALT,
CTRL. They can achieve the same effect simply by pressing that key once and
it will lock until pressed again.

HTH

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Naz,
London


"NaughtyMouse" wrote:

> When I open a spreadsheet (new or saved) and use the mouse to click in a
> cell, the highlight (select) range is turned on and I cannot turn it off.
> I've reinstalled the program and run the download to check for MSoffice
> viruses

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

might help

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

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"NaughtyMouse" <NaughtyMouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I open a spreadsheet (new or saved) and use the mouse to click in a
> cell, the highlight (select) range is turned on and I cannot turn it off.
> I've reinstalled the program and run the download to check for MSoffice
> viruses

Its not sticky keys, but that was a good guess.

To better describe the problem. I can work in a spreadsheet manually,
the problem occurs when I click the mouse on any cell.

You know if you click on a cell and drag the mouse it selects mulitple
cells?
When I click any cell I cannot type in the cell. The mouse highlights
(selects)
the cell and any cells in the direction I move the mouse. I cannot unselect
it.

Its driving me crazy.

Do you have a wheel mouse, if so see if there is a later driver for it

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please)


"NaughtyMouse" <NaughtyMouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06EDDBF1-8F4D-451C-8CE5-5E399A167794@microsoft.com...
> Its not sticky keys, but that was a good guess.
>
> To better describe the problem. I can work in a spreadsheet manually,
> the problem occurs when I click the mouse on any cell.
>
> You know if you click on a cell and drag the mouse it selects mulitple
> cells?
> When I click any cell I cannot type in the cell. The mouse highlights
> (selects)
> the cell and any cells in the direction I move the mouse. I cannot
> unselect
> it.
>
> Its driving me crazy.

Yikes! Thank you.

I went into mouse properties and select "none" under wheel.
I have an old style mouse. It fixed it.

How it got turned on is another mystery. I suppose this
is another crime committed by "nobody." This nobody guy
terrorizes my home. LOL

Thanks again.

Hi!

Do you see the word EXT on the right side of the Status bar?

If so, press F8.

Biff

"NaughtyMouse" <NaughtyMouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06EDDBF1-8F4D-451C-8CE5-5E399A167794@microsoft.com...
> Its not sticky keys, but that was a good guess.
>
> To better describe the problem. I can work in a spreadsheet manually,
> the problem occurs when I click the mouse on any cell.
>
> You know if you click on a cell and drag the mouse it selects mulitple
> cells?
> When I click any cell I cannot type in the cell. The mouse highlights
> (selects)
> the cell and any cells in the direction I move the mouse. I cannot
> unselect
> it.
>
> Its driving me crazy.

A portion of Dave McRitchie's site listed by Peo (http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt) lists your problem as 'draglock' and Robert Rosenberg's answer is there is shown as
"go to Start-->Settings-->Control Panel, Double-Click the Mouse
applet, then on the Buttons Tab change the action representing the Wheel
(the number two button on my LogiTech cordless) to anything Other than
DragLock."

Hope this helps

Originally Posted by Biff

Hi!

Do you see the word EXT on the right side of the Status bar?

If so, press F8.

Biff

"NaughtyMouse" <NaughtyMouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06EDDBF1-8F4D-451C-8CE5-5E399A167794@microsoft.com...
> Its not sticky keys, but that was a good guess.
>
> To better describe the problem. I can work in a spreadsheet manually,
> the problem occurs when I click the mouse on any cell.
>
> You know if you click on a cell and drag the mouse it selects mulitple
> cells?
> When I click any cell I cannot type in the cell. The mouse highlights
> (selects)
> the cell and any cells in the direction I move the mouse. I cannot
> unselect
> it.
>
> Its driving me crazy.