Unable to edit Excel 2003 file

When i open an excel file, it opens and can be viewed but i cannot edit the file. If the spreadsheet is clicked, it only highlights the cell and continues to highlight until Excel is closed through taskmanager.

This computer is running on Win XP and connected through a network phone.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

-JohnIT

It kind of sounds like the mouse is acting up.

Have you tried just using the arrow keys or gently banging on the mouse.

Maybe even swapping your mouse with a different one?

JohnIT wrote:
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> When i open an excel file, it opens and can be viewed but i cannot edit
> the file. If the spreadsheet is clicked, it only highlights the cell
> and continues to highlight until Excel is closed through taskmanager.
>
> This computer is running on Win XP and connected through a network
> phone.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> -JohnIT
>
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Nope, i've checked the mouse and keyboard on other programs and it works fine. The problem only occurs when running Excel. I believe the problem has something to do with the network phone.

I uninstalled Microsoft Office and this took care of the problem for about a week or so, but it has returned.

Any further help would be greatly appreciated.

-JohnIT

I don't have any other guesses.

JohnIT wrote:
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> Nope, i've checked the mouse and keyboard on other programs and it works
> fine. The problem only occurs when running Excel. I believe the problem
> has something to do with the network phone.
>
> I uninstalled Microsoft Office and this took care of the problem for
> about a week or so, but it has returned.
>
> Any further help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -JohnIT
>
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> JohnIT
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