Can't move cursor, highlight text in Word

Hi,

One day, I went to highlight some text in my Word 2007 document and it just
didn't work. I clicked on the mouse as normal, but the page acted like I
wasn't clicking on it. Strangely, I can still click on the toolbars and
they'll respond, but I have to use arrow keys to move/highlight text on the
page itself. When I try and click, the cursor acts as if nothing is
happening. Is there something I can do to fix this problem? PP, Excel both
work fine, by the way.

Dear [whoever],

You've landed in a discussion group for users of Mac versions of Word (not
your fault: it's a charming foible of Microsoft's web interface, which I
guess you used). The Mac OS is very different from Vista. Although several
people here use both PCs and Macs and may give you an answer soon, it's
likely that more people in a PC group have experienced your specific
problem. Here's where all the groups are listed:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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On 10/12/07 5:32 PM, in article
D8996B41-78B4-40B3-A444-C80C315ED27B.TakeThisOut@microsoft.com, "FrustratedInFresno"
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> One day, I went to highlight some text in my Word 2007 document and it just
> didn't work. I clicked on the mouse as normal, but the page acted like I
> wasn't clicking on it. Strangely, I can still click on the toolbars and
> they'll respond, but I have to use arrow keys to move/highlight text on the
> page itself. When I try and click, the cursor acts as if nothing is
> happening. Is there something I can do to fix this problem? PP, Excel both
> work fine, by the way.
>
>