Pressing ctrl (Excel - selecting cells) causes mouse to freeze..?
All of the sudden now when I use excel and I am trying to select multiple
cells my mouse freezes and I can only select one cell at a time (this is KILLING me!!!) Can someone help me ? Did I catch a virus ? |
Pressing ctrl (Excel - selecting cells) causes mouse to freeze..?
Hi Kelly,
You turned on EXT (EXTended Selection) by hitting F8, which allows you to extend a selection by selecting another cell away from the original selected cell. Hitting Ctrl allows you to select a new original cell, then selecting another cell w/o ctrl extends the selection From the sounds of it you might actually want ADDed Extension by hitting Shift+F8 You will see EXT or ADD on the Status Bar. http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/statusbar.htm http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/shortx2k.htm but the most important page relating to this if you have a problem is http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt To eliminate and get back to normal: from EXT hit F8, From ADD hit F8 twice. If you keep extending a selection without clicking then you have a problem described in http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt and several possibilities to alleviate the problem, no one solution works each time and no one solution works for everyone. I tend to think that the default middle click button is part of the problem, but even with it set to Enter you may still occasionally have a problem. Make sure your mouse drivers are up to date. I've not had a serious problem for about 3 years.. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Kelly" wrote in message ... All of the sudden now when I use excel and I am trying to select multiple cells my mouse freezes and I can only select one cell at a time (this is KILLING me!!!) Can someone help me ? Did I catch a virus ? |
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