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Cursor issue
my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the
area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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Bobby
Most often caused by hitting the F8 key and putting yourself into "Extended Mode". If you see EXT on status bar hit F8 again to clear. Another fix can be tapping the wheel on your wheelie-mouse a few times. BTW.......always a good idea to post the version of Excel you're running. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:16:01 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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Hi Gord,
Thanks for replying. That solution didn't work. I hit F8 and my wheelei on my mouse and still no luck. Sorry I didn't post the version, I'm running excel 2003 Thanks Bobby "Gord Dibben" wrote: Bobby Most often caused by hitting the F8 key and putting yourself into "Extended Mode". If you see EXT on status bar hit F8 again to clear. Another fix can be tapping the wheel on your wheelie-mouse a few times. BTW.......always a good idea to post the version of Excel you're running. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:16:01 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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Back to square one.
A fat white cross is the normal cursor for Excel. Are you saying that if you select any cell then attempt to select a different cell, the area between gets highlighted? Are you holding the left button down and dragging the cursor? Is Excel acting like the button is being help down? What happens if you use the arrow keys to navigate? I would try banging a little harder on the wheel a few times. Gord On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:22:00 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: Hi Gord, Thanks for replying. That solution didn't work. I hit F8 and my wheelei on my mouse and still no luck. Sorry I didn't post the version, I'm running excel 2003 Thanks Bobby "Gord Dibben" wrote: Bobby Most often caused by hitting the F8 key and putting yourself into "Extended Mode". If you see EXT on status bar hit F8 again to clear. Another fix can be tapping the wheel on your wheelie-mouse a few times. BTW.......always a good idea to post the version of Excel you're running. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:16:01 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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Thanks Gord, that did the trick.
It was a stuck wheel. Thanks for your help "Gord Dibben" wrote: Back to square one. A fat white cross is the normal cursor for Excel. Are you saying that if you select any cell then attempt to select a different cell, the area between gets highlighted? Are you holding the left button down and dragging the cursor? Is Excel acting like the button is being help down? What happens if you use the arrow keys to navigate? I would try banging a little harder on the wheel a few times. Gord On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:22:00 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: Hi Gord, Thanks for replying. That solution didn't work. I hit F8 and my wheelei on my mouse and still no luck. Sorry I didn't post the version, I'm running excel 2003 Thanks Bobby "Gord Dibben" wrote: Bobby Most often caused by hitting the F8 key and putting yourself into "Extended Mode". If you see EXT on status bar hit F8 again to clear. Another fix can be tapping the wheel on your wheelie-mouse a few times. BTW.......always a good idea to post the version of Excel you're running. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:16:01 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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Hi Don,
Thanks for replying, It was a stuck wheel on my mouse Thanks again for the help "Don Guillett" wrote: See if you have a stuck shift key -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "bobby02169" wrote in message ... Hi Gord, Thanks for replying. That solution didn't work. I hit F8 and my wheelei on my mouse and still no luck. Sorry I didn't post the version, I'm running excel 2003 Thanks Bobby "Gord Dibben" wrote: Bobby Most often caused by hitting the F8 key and putting yourself into "Extended Mode". If you see EXT on status bar hit F8 again to clear. Another fix can be tapping the wheel on your wheelie-mouse a few times. BTW.......always a good idea to post the version of Excel you're running. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:16:01 -0700, bobby02169 wrote: my cursor turns to a large white plus sign and when i move it it shades the area blue and I'm not allowed to enter any data. |
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