David Lock

Say I am using Word (2003) and call up a folder and have a window with lots of files listed.

I want to use my mouse wheel to scroll up or down before clicking on a file to open it.

Sometimes mouse works fine but sometimes the wheel doesn't scroll down and I have to drag the sidebar to get to the folder I am looking for. This is a pain so how can I get mouse to scroll down every time.

What is the trick I am missing please.

Thanks, David

Tidgy

sounds like mouse is dodgy, mine is fine

David Lock

Can I borrow yours then?

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Tidgy

hahaha, go buy a new one

also could try updating the drivers, but mice go over time, tend to get clogged up with crap, can strip it down adn clean it out to see if the sensors blocked.

David Lock

It's not the mouse as I have the same problem with other mice.

D

Tidgy

ah k, strange. def try the drivers then sounds like a glitch

john banks

The window must be active to scroll with the scroll wheel or keyboard. Clicking the scroll bar makes it active.

Is this your issue?

urban

iTrader: (1)

This probably is the issue.

David Lock

Thanks chaps - I'll have a play around. David

Torquemada

PICNIC

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

PIBKAC

Torquemada

Lol!

David Lock

Is this some insult

Please explain.

d

Torquemada

No, it's not really, it's what I used to encounter frequently back in the days of doing desktop support etc. Google it

CREWJ

Problem
Is
Between
Keyboard
And
Chair

David Lock

OK thanks

PICAON


Problem
Is
Clever
Arseholes
On
Scoobynet


dl

Torquemada

john banks

Was it your problem then?

Laupy

iTrader: (2)

Katmouse is your friend. Lets you scroll any window the mouse is over without having to make it active.

http://download.cnet.com/KatMouse/30...1_4-24138.html

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

1 all, but it should be PICAOS

David Lock

One last try (waits for insults )

Say I am looking for a single WORD file about a letter to my kid's headmaster. I go to MY DOCUMENTS and click on a folder called SCHOOLS. I scroll down through that and click on a folder called LETTERS TO HEAD as I know that's where the file is. But I find I cannot use the scroll function to scroll up and down on that folder. Sometimes it scrolls but usually not.

Not the end of the world but it is a nuisance as I am always looking for old files.

David

And I have switched computer on

john banks

Do you also see unpredictable scroll wheel behaviour when browsing or only in Word?

David Lock

Only in Word.

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john banks

Weird. Can you manually apply updates to Office 2003?