> Thanks! In addition to the registry change, I also deleted the default
> dot
> template. This seems to work, and corrected other problems in Word (every
> tiime I tried to exit Word, it woud report an "error" and restart Word,
> plus
> other issues). It seems that Word took a hit at some point that corrupted
> to
> data and the default template. All is good now.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> 1. Close Word.
>>
>> 2. On the Start menu, choose Run and type "regedit," (without the
>> quotation
>> marks). This will open the Windows Registry, which (if you're not
>> familiar
>> with it) has folders that are navigated just the same as folders in
>> Windows
>> Explorer (My Computer).
>>
>> 3. In the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder, find the Word Data key at:
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data
>>
>> 4. The "key" will be a folder named "Data." Delete it. Word will build a
>> new
>> key upon startup.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
http://word.mvps.org>>
>> "Doctor Who" <DoctorWho[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:19B3C745-57A6-4BAC-9061-9C24337C32B5[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Using a SONY VAIO laptop, the mouse does not work in the edit window of
>> > Office 2007 Pro. It works with ALL of the Office 2007 menus, but does
>> > not
>> > work within the text area. This is using the touchpad. There is no
>> > problem
>> > with using the touchpad with any other Office 2007 app, or any other
>> > app--this ONLY occurs in text area of Word.
>> >
>>
>>
>>