Greetings Rick and list inhabitants--
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From: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>

> When in simple programs like notepad (and most NON-MS programs),
> I can select text one letter at a time if I want...
> When in MS programs (specifically MSIE and MSOE, but others too)
> text selection almost becomes a fight between me and "the system".
>
> It basically wants to select too much -- entire words WITH a
trailing space
> and other automatic nonsense...
> I'm hoping there is a setting I have over looked in MSIE and MSOE
(for starters).
> If this "problem" comes from Office as a shared setting, I don't
know how to set
> it there either, but have that...  Is there an "easy answer" to
this?
>                Thanks in advance,  Rick Glazier

It may be that this is a shared setting.  If you have not already
tried this,
open M$ Word (with a blank or other document showing), click "Tools",
then "Options".  On the edit tab, clear the check box by "When
selecting,
automatically select entire word."  If this is indeed a 'shared
setting', this
may fix it.

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert       Library/Media Specialist
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