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My problem started tusday so I do not know if this is related to any upgrade
when I highlight a selection of text in word I must click at end of selection before choosing next option when select, drag and drop in explorer I must left click for the drop to happen I have looked at mouse settings and see now settings errors any one have an idea thanks Smiles |
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Smiles wrote:
My problem started tusday so I do not know if this is related to any upgrade when I highlight a selection of text in word I must click at end of selection before choosing next option when select, drag and drop in explorer I must left click for the drop to happen I have looked at mouse settings and see now settings errors any one have an idea thanks Smiles What settings errors do you see in 'mouse settings' ? -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Smiles wrote:
when I highlight a selection of text in word I must click at end of selection before choosing next option when select, drag and drop in explorer I must left click for the drop to happen I have looked at mouse settings and see now settings errors Looks like you have an option in your mouse software that keeps the button effectively pressed until you press it again. While it was designed for handicapped users, some normal users just don't have the dexterity to press down a mouse button and keep it pressed while dragging it over a selection. Maybe they had some fingers shot off in a war or policing action. Take a look in the options for your mouse. For me, in the Mouse applet in Control Panel, the option is called ClickLock. Else, a sticky mouse button could be the cause. You press but the mouse button doesn't come all the way up so its switch is still closed. When you click again, the button gets jiggled so the switch open. Mice don't really have buttons. They have a split shell with thinner pliable plastic on the top so those left and right sections will flex. Under them is a switch. What you hear when the mouse "clicks" is the switches underneath toggling shut and open. The shell can get hot, or the constant pressing deteriorates the flex of the plastic (just like when you take plastic or metal and constantly flex in back and forth). Switch also break or get flaky. I've had some mice where the switch would make good contact on the downstroke but the spring inside got too weak to push up the level on the switch and the "button" portion of the plastic shell. Have you tried a new or different (and known working) mouse? |
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On 1/23/2015 11:02 PM, . . .winston wrote: Smiles wrote: My problem started tusday so I do not know if this is related to any upgrade when I highlight a selection of text in word I must click at end of selection before choosing next option when select, drag and drop in explorer I must left click for the drop to happen I have looked at mouse settings and see now settings errors any one have an idea thanks Smiles What settings errors do you see in 'mouse settings' ? Control Panel, Mouse, Button Settings, Clicklock |
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Bob I wrote:
On 1/23/2015 11:02 PM, . . .winston wrote: Smiles wrote: My problem started tusday so I do not know if this is related to any upgrade when I highlight a selection of text in word I must click at end of selection before choosing next option when select, drag and drop in explorer I must left click for the drop to happen I have looked at mouse settings and see now settings errors any one have an idea thanks Smiles What settings errors do you see in 'mouse settings' ? Control Panel, Mouse, Button Settings, Clicklock Click Lock is an option, not an error. What error(s) are you seeing ? -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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