Text Highlight: sometimes it turns off. It won't stay on. Bootstrap 12/13/2008 5:11:01 PM If I'm reviewing a document, I'll right-click, pick the highlight tool, and then highlight a portion of text. I would like the highlight tool/cursor to stay ON so that I can continue to review the document and highlight as I go. BUT, my cursor returns to normal and every time I want to highlight I have to right-click and choose the highlight button. Same thing happens when I click on the highlight button on the ribbon. Sometimes the highlight tool DOES stay on, sometimes it doesn't. I don't know what controls it. Help!

Re: Text Highlight: sometimes it turns off. It won't stay on. Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/13/2008 9:11:54 PM On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:11:01 -0800, Bootstrap <Bootstrap[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >If I'm reviewing a document, I'll right-click, pick the highlight tool, and >then highlight a portion of text. I would like the highlight tool/cursor to >stay ON so that I can continue to review the document and highlight as I go. >BUT, my cursor returns to normal and every time I want to highlight I have to >right-click and choose the highlight button. > >Same thing happens when I click on the highlight button on the ribbon. > >Sometimes the highlight tool DOES stay on, sometimes it doesn't. I don't >know what controls it. > >Help! Click the highlight button to turn it on, and then double-click it. The cursor changes to a drawing of a highlighter pen, and it will stay that way until you press Esc or click the highlight button again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Re: Text Highlight: sometimes it turns off. It won't stay on. Bootstrap 12/14/2008 2:54:01 AM "Jay Freedman" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:11:01 -0800, Bootstrap > <Bootstrap[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >If I'm reviewing a document, I'll right-click, pick the highlight tool, and > >then highlight a portion of text. I would like the highlight tool/cursor to > >stay ON so that I can continue to review the document and highlight as I go. > >BUT, my cursor returns to normal and every time I want to highlight I have to > >right-click and choose the highlight button. > > > >Same thing happens when I click on the highlight button on the ribbon. > > > >Sometimes the highlight tool DOES stay on, sometimes it doesn't. I don't > >know what controls it. > > > >Help! > > Click the highlight button to turn it on, and then double-click it. The cursor > changes to a drawing of a highlighter pen, and it will stay that way until you > press Esc or click the highlight button again. > > -- > Regards, > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Oh man, thanks. Sometimes it's the small things. Hey, just out of curiosity, how do I get it back to the way it was (where highlight automatically shuts off)? I tried double clicking the button again, but nothing changed. thanks again B

Re: Text Highlight: sometimes it turns off. It won't stay on. Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/14/2008 4:30:57 AM On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:54:01 -0800, Bootstrap <Bootstrap[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > > >"Jay Freedman" wrote: > >> On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:11:01 -0800, Bootstrap >> <Bootstrap[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >If I'm reviewing a document, I'll right-click, pick the highlight tool, and >> >then highlight a portion of text. I would like the highlight tool/cursor to >> >stay ON so that I can continue to review the document and highlight as I go. >> >BUT, my cursor returns to normal and every time I want to highlight I have to >> >right-click and choose the highlight button. >> > >> >Same thing happens when I click on the highlight button on the ribbon. >> > >> >Sometimes the highlight tool DOES stay on, sometimes it doesn't. I don't >> >know what controls it. >> > >> >Help! >> >> Click the highlight button to turn it on, and then double-click it. The cursor >> changes to a drawing of a highlighter pen, and it will stay that way until you >> press Esc or click the highlight button again. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Jay Freedman >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >> > >Oh man, thanks. Sometimes it's the small things. Hey, just out of >curiosity, how do I get it back to the way it was (where highlight >automatically shuts off)? I tried double clicking the button again, but >nothing changed. > >thanks again > >B Well, like I said, press Esc or click (not double-click) the highlight button again. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.