click drag down scroll speed

[Allen]

Is there a way to slow down the scrolling speed when
extending a selection below the bottom of the screen? I
seem to remember such a control in an early version of
Word. I am using Word 2000 in Windows XP.

 

[Steve Yandl]

Allen,

The speed is a function of processor speed and refresh rate; it can't be
adjusted by the user. I usually use a left click to mark the start of a
selection, release the mouse and navigate to where I want to end the
selection and hold down the shift key while left clicking. This selects
everything in between.

For several options:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269230&Product=wrd

Steve

 

[Guest]

Steve,

Thanks. I could not find that article in the knowledge
base because I kept searching on variations of "scrolling
speed" rather than "extending selections".

It is disappointing to observe that the group responsible
for EXCEL solved this problem several generations ago. If
I click and drag off the edge of the client window, in any
direction, the scroll will start slowly and accelerate as
I drag further into the margin around the client window.

Does anyone know how to get this suggestion to the group
working on Word?

 

[Klaus Linke]

Does anyone know how to get this suggestion to the group

working on Word?

Hi Allen,

They already know: It has been fixed in Word2002/2003. ;-)

BTW, in case there wasn't a mouse with a scroll wheel available, I used the
built-in "AutoScroll" command a lot in Word2000.
You can find it in "Tools > Customize... > Commands > Categories: All
Commands".
You can drag it from there into any toolbar or menu.

Greetings,
Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

They got the message long ago. This is fixed in Word 2002 (and Word 2003).
You can't very well expect it to be fixed retroactively in Word 2000.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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