The article "Mouse stopped working in Word 2007" was very helpful & it worked
for me.
Just a comment about one suggestion in another post. It suggested to go into
the Word Options and look at the Add-Ins category. This was stupid since the
mouse would not let you click on the category and no keyboard shortcut would
move you down the list. In most situations, you can use the keyboard to
manuever within a dialog box using the tab key, but not so in this new
options box.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I'm pretty computer literate and this one was
driving me nuts.
I even did a reinstall to no avail. What a screwball problem.
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"joiedevivre" wrote:
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> Using Vista and Office 2007 and flying along when suddenly mouse stopped
> working. Can not open Word files from windows explorer, search or desktop -
> only can open files from within Word. When double click on Word file (no
> matter the version), nothing happens. If Word is already open, it will open
> a blank document. Then vista tries to "troubleshoot" my problem and provides
> no details.
>
> Mouse troubles continue when working in a Word file. Can not select
> anything within the document: tables, table row, column, cell, paragraphs or
> any text. Scroll bar gets locked too. I am able to click on the tabs and
> the start button.
>
> I have used external mouse and laptop touchpad and have same issues with both.
>
> No problems working 2007 office apps - strictly Word.
>
> Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
> Thanks![/color]