Microsoft KB Archive/209570

= WD2000: Moving Mouse Pointer Across Blank Area Shows Different Alignment Shapes =

Article ID: 209570

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209570



SYMPTOMS
When you move your mouse pointer across a blank area of your document, the mouse pointer shows different alignment shapes.

NOTE: This symptom occurs in print layout view or Web layout view only (on the View menu).



CAUSE
This functionality is by design and is a new feature called Click and Type. It is showing you how inserted text at that location will be formatted.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Click and Type feature to quickly insert text, graphics, tables, or other items in a blank area of a document. Just double-click in a blank area, and Click and Type automatically applies the paragraph formatting necessary to position the item where you double-clicked.

When you slowly move the mouse pointer across a blank area of your document from the left margin to the right margin, the mouse pointer shows the following paragraph alignment shapes in the following order:

  _____    -> __      _____       _____      _____     _____ ___     ___        ___          ___       ___         ___   _____    _____      _____       _____      _____     _____   ___      ___        ___          ___       ___         ___

Left    Left       Left      Centered     Left      Right with Indent

The paragraph alignment shapes are explained in the following table.

To Turn Off Click and Type

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Edit tab, click to clear the "Enable click and type" check box.
 * 3) Click OK to close Options.

For more information about Click and Type, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type what is click and type in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For more information about what's new in Word 2000, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type what's new in Word in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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For additional information about what's new in Word 2000, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

217198 WD2000: What's New in Word 2000

Keywords: kbprb KB209570

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