Can't type in a Word document

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I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select, drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas

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Just a wild guess...you don't have the font set for white, do you?

Keyboard Killer said:
I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except
Click to expand...
Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and
I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select,
drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas?
 
Have you activated your copy of Word? Check under the Help menu. If there is
a command there about "Activate" try it. If you have a version that doesn't
require activation there won't be such a command. If you have already
activated, it will tell you that.
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Keyboard Killer said:
I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except
Click to expand...
Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and
I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select,
drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas?
 
Assuming that your copy of Word has been activated, this may be the effect
of the PWSteal.Tarno.B virus.

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Keyboard Killer said:
I've got a Dell, running XP. I can type in every other program except
Click to expand...
Word. I've tried reloading Word, going back to several restore points...and
I still can't type when I open a Word document. My mouse works (can select,
drag, etc.), and the menu items work (cut, paste, etc.) - any ideas?
 
Riz,

Try to type in word safe mode. What happens? To start
word in safe mode follow these steps:-

click on start->run->type in "winword.exe /a (without the
quotes and there is a space between .exe and /a). Hit Ok.
This will start Word in safe mode. What happens here??
Can u type??


Regards

Basheer
 
Note, this is a diagnostic procedure (which can occasionally fix the
problem). You do not want to be opening word this way regularly, any more
than you want to be regularly opening Windows in Safe mode.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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