Microsoft KB Archive/102684

Project: Can’t Use Mouse to Select Items in Dialog Boxes

PSS ID Number: Q102684 Article last modified on 11-16-1994

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WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

If you are using the Cue Card help system included with Microsoft Access, you may not be able to use the mouse to select items in dialog boxes in Microsoft Project.

= WORKAROUND =

To work around this problem, close the Microsoft Access Cue Cards before you work in Microsoft Project for Windows.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Project for Windows versions 1.0, 3.0, and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Microsoft Project..

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start Microsoft Access
 * 2) From the Help menu in Microsoft Access, choose Cue Cards.
 * 3) Select any of the Cue Card topics listed (such as Build A Database With Tables).
 * 4) Press CTRL+ESC to switch to Program Manager. Select Program Manager from the task list and choose the Switch To button.
 * 5) From Program Manager, start Microsoft Project.
 * 6) In Microsoft Project, choose Project Info from the Options menu. You will not be able to use the mouse to select anything in the dialog box.
 * 7) Press ENTER or ESC to return to the project.

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