How can I keep my cursor from being captured in excel?
 

When working in Excel suddenly my cursor "gets captured" by becoming a plus
sign and no matter where I try to move it it just keeps on highlighting cells
forever. How can I turn this funtion off?

How can I keep my cursor from being captured in excel?
 

Do you see "EXT" on the status bar?

If so, hit F8 key to get out of extended mode.

If you see "ADD" hit SHIFT + F8

If using a wheelie mouse, try tapping the roller up and down a few times.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:46:01 -0700, Rev Ozier
wrote:

When working in Excel suddenly my cursor "gets captured" by becoming a plus
sign and no matter where I try to move it it just keeps on highlighting cells
forever. How can I turn this funtion off?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP