Re: Right Click in MS Word
Don't know what that is supposed to do.
It's odd. I control right-clicked on a whole ton of stuff (tables, pictures, hyperlinks, Excel sheets, etc. etc.) and it always does just as you say. I wonder what a "valid selection" is and what Ctrl-RightClick will actually do? :confused:
Re: Right Click in MS Word
There is no Right click function associated with the Ctl key. Its probably some context menu item getting fired but is loosing the selection due to the Ctl keypress.
Re: Right Click in MS Word
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Originally Posted by RobDog888
There is no Right click function associated with the Ctl key. Its probably some context menu item getting fired but is loosing the selection due to the Ctl keypress.
I was kind of hoping you might see this Mr. Office Guru Sir :D because I tested out what Harsh posted and got the same thing and was also a bit curious.
This kind of makes sense, but it would seem that something might have slipped through the Word Acceptance Testing process.
Re: Right Click in MS Word
Probably.
You know how you make a selection and right click to open the context menu for actions like copy or cut? Its probably killing the context menu and executing one of its items without properly passing the selection that was made.
The first item in the CM is probably what is being fired. This is the Cut menu item. So without the selection being properly passed it is puking back at you.
Solution: Dont press the Ctl key and Right-Click at the same time. :D
Re: Right Click in MS Word
OK, I tried something and something happened!!
Select something, and then right click while pressing CTRL to some other location of the document. The selected text will move to that position.
Don't know if that's what it's meant for!!!
Re: Right Click in MS Word
If I right click and hit CTRL at the SAME time, I get a popupmenu with:
Move Here
Copy Here
Link Here
Create Hyperlink Here
menu selections. However, nothing happens when I click any of them even though I do have text selected.
Re: Right Click in MS Word
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Originally Posted by Harsh Gupta
OK, I tried something and something happened!!
Select something, and then right click while pressing CTRL to some other location of the document. The selected text will move to that position.
Don't know if that's what it's meant for!!!
Its probably some kind of move shortcut which is, ehh, kind of pointless IMO.
Re: Right Click in MS Word
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Originally Posted by Hack
If I right click and hit CTRL at the SAME time, I get a popupmenu with:
Move Here
Copy Here
Link Here
Create Hyperlink Here
menu selections. However, nothing happens when I click any of them even though I do have text selected.
I don't seem to get any of those options. Well, anyway, it's nice to find out what it does...even though I'll probably never use it. :bigyello:
Re: Right Click in MS Word
Did you right click and hit CTRL at the SAME time?
Re: Right Click in MS Word
Well, I do get Move Here, Copy Here, Link Here, Cancel but that is when dragging a selection with the right button down - no Ctrl needed. Is this a different menu?
Re: Right Click in MS Word
Beats the heck out of me. I didn't know any of this stuff existing until Harsh created this thread. :D
Re: Right Click in MS Word
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Originally Posted by Hack
Beats the heck out of me. I didn't know any of this stuff existing until Harsh created this thread. :D
Ditto.
Word doesn't get opened too often on my computer. :bigyello: