Selecting text in Word Автор темы: Heinrich Pesch
| Heinrich Pesch Финляндия Local time: 15:42 Член ProZ.com c 2003 финский => немецкий + ...
After installing Word XP on a new machine I find it difficult to achieve the same working habits as before. So when I put the cursor somewhere inside a word and drag to the right, the whole word is selected as soon as the cursor exceeds the word-limit. I was used to the behavior, where it would only highlight the actual amount of characters I chose. I can nowhere find the setting where I could change this. Please help Heinrich
[Bearbeitet am 2011-10-21 06:50 GMT] | | | Tony M Франция Local time: 14:42 Член ProZ.com французский => английский + ... ЛОКАЛИЗАТОР САЙТА
Have just had exactly the same problem! Either copy across your old familiar normal.dot from your old computer, or else go into Tools > Options > Editing and deselect the option 'select whole word when selecting' (or something like that, mine's in FR) | | | Heinrich Pesch Финляндия Local time: 15:42 Член ProZ.com c 2003 финский => немецкий + ... Автор темы Thanks Tony, | Oct 21, 2011 |
I hadn't seen this option, must be blind. Regards Heinrich | | |
Some useful shortcuts to speed up your work: Delete word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Del Delete word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Backspace Go to next word: Ctrl + right arrow Go to previous word: Ctrl + left arrow Select word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + right arrow Select word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + left arrow Try holdin... See more Some useful shortcuts to speed up your work: Delete word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Del Delete word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Backspace Go to next word: Ctrl + right arrow Go to previous word: Ctrl + left arrow Select word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + right arrow Select word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + left arrow Try holding down the Ctrl key and press the right arrow key several times; the cursor will jump word for word through the sentence. ▲ Collapse | |
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Philippe Etienne Испания Local time: 14:42 Член ProZ.com английский => французский mouse vs. keyboard | Oct 21, 2011 |
Edith Goebel wrote: Some useful shortcuts to speed up your work: Delete word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Del Delete word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Backspace Go to next word: Ctrl + right arrow Go to previous word: Ctrl + left arrow Select word to the right of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + right arrow Select word to the left of the cursor: Ctrl + Shift + left arrow Try holding down the Ctrl key and press the right arrow key several times; the cursor will jump word for word through the sentence. As a mouse user from 20 years ago, using shortcuts is not as easy as it seems, and bad mouse habits die hard. For a long time, I couldn't be bothered learning shortcuts to get things done. It's only after several years of translating and self-taught (i.e. bad) typing that I thought that using Ctrl and Shift key combinations like Edith's may bring more productivity. It felt very difficult at the beginning to get rid of the mouse, but after a lot of discipline and effort, I now find that these shortcuts and others actually save time, especially in some CAT tools. So I can say that it is definitely worth keeping hands on the keyboard to get large parts of work done with less tiredness compared to grabbing the mouse every 20 secs. With Dragon to type and shortcuts to iron things out, I focus less on my moves. The next step will be to learn End and Home in key combinations, and the Alt key to browse menus to get really quick, but I am not there yet... Have a good weekend, Philippe | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Selecting text in Word Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
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