What's the cursor that looks like a compass?
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From: Terry Farrell on 30 Mar 2010 17:14 Herb Thanks. I haven't got an 'Intellipoint' mouse to test this. Obviously, my memory of the AutoScroll pointer is about par! Terry "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb(a)1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message news:u3rlE9D0KHA.4656(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Terry -- Horizontal scrolling is enabled--and it works in other contexts. > But, when I toggle AutoScroll, I still see only the vertical arrows. I > just verified this on two different computers. > > -- > Herb Tyson MS MVP > Author of the Word Bible > Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com > > "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message > news:usXi8oC0KHA.3264(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Herb >> >> You only get 4 arrows if your mouse supports sideways scrolling and the >> option is enables in Intellipoint. >> >> Terry >> >> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb(a)1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message >> news:uBbe5zA0KHA.2436(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> If it is accidental AutoScroll, then pressing the Esc key turns it off. >>> If you're using IntelliPoint, you can change the assignment to the wheel >>> click in your Mouse settings (control panel). >>> >>> Here... I see something similar when the wheel click is assigned to the >>> AutoScroll function, but I see only two arrows (up/down), rather than >>> four. >>> >>> -- >>> Herb Tyson MS MVP >>> Author of the Word Bible >>> Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com >>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com >>> >>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message >>> news:eR3JzF#zKHA.1796(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Possibly this is the AutoScroll function usually triggered by clicking >>>> the scroll wheel on your mouse. In a long document, if you trigger the >>>> AutoScroll function. you get the 'compass-like' cursor symbol. If you >>>> move the mouse up or down, the pages will start scrolling up or down: >>>> the further you move it from its 'start' point (that's the point where >>>> the mouse pointer was at the time you clicked the scroll button), the >>>> faster it will scroll. If your mouse supports sideways scrolling, you >>>> can scroll across a large spreadsheet as well as up and down. >>>> >>>> The usual reason for accidental triggering is your mouse is knackered >>>> and the scroll wheel 'click' function has become weak so that it clicks >>>> when you only want to scroll. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP >>>> >>>> "christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com" <u3143(a)uwe> wrote in message >>>> news:a5bf872e97c8d(a)uwe... >>>>> Every so often my cursor changes to a symbol that has a round dot >>>>> surrounded >>>>> by 4 pointers. It doesn't do quite what a normal cursor does and I >>>>> don't see >>>>> how to get the normal one back. What is this other cursor for, and why >>>>> do I >>>>> get it randomly? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Christopher Brewster >>>>> Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN >>>>> >>>>> Message posted via OfficeKB.com >>>>> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/ms-word-general/201003/1 >>>>>
From: Terry Farrell on 30 Mar 2010 17:15 Herb That explains where I've seen it then: in Excel! Terry "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb(a)1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message news:O8OhZLE0KHA.4328(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > It turns out that I can get the 4-pointed cursor, too... but not in Word. > It does show up in Excel (where it's of more use), but wouldn't be very > useful for me in Word, since I typically don't have Word documents that > are that wide. I'm now wondering just what circumstance one would need for > it to work in a Word document. Creating a very wide document didn't do it. > > In any case, I'm glad you have a way out--but I'm surprised that Escape > doesn't do it. I also find that pressing any key--backspace, space, Ctrl, > Shift, a letter, Enter, etc.--also turns off AutoScroll here. So does > clicking any of the other mouse buttons. > > -- > Herb Tyson MS MVP > Author of the Word Bible > Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
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