Mouse Click Selects Multiple Cells in Embedded Spreadsheet

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q140869
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Word, when you are editing an OLE object, such as selecting a cell in an embedded Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, multiple cells are selected. Repeatedly clicking in other cells continues to select cells instead of clearing the current selection.

This action is similar to holding down the SHIFT key while you use the left mouse button to click in a different section of the spreadsheet.

Other symptoms include loss of characters and characters changing case.

CAUSE

The possible causes for this problem are:

  • The Shift key is "stuck" in the down postion.
  • or -
  • The extend selection may be turned on.
  • or -
  • All CAPS formatting may be turned on.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to check options that may be turned on that cause this problem:

Method 1: "Stuck" Shift key

Check to see if the Shift key is "stuck" in the down position on your keyboard.

Method 2: Turn off Extend Selection

If the EXT is bold on your Status bar, click the ESC key on your keyboard and then click somewhere in your document to de-select any selection.

Method 3: Turn off All CAPS formatting

  1. Select any words that are in All CAPs.

  2. On the Format menu, click Font.

  3. Check to clear All Caps.

  • MORE INFORMATION

    To Extend a selection, do the following: 

    To	                             Press

    Turn extend mode on	             F8

Select the nearest character	     F8, and then press LEFT ARROW or
                                     RIGHT ARROW

Increase the size of a selection     F8 (press once to select a
                                     word, twice to select a sentence,
                                     and so forth)

Reduce the size of a selection	     SHIFT+F8

Turn extend mode off                 ESC

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    shift cells loss missing characters case change embedded OLE winword
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    Version : 7.0 8.0
    Platform : WINDOWS

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    Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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