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Roxanne99

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    cursor skipping around
    « on: February 27, 2012, 08:02:18 AM »
    I have a Toshiba and am using open office 3.2.  It worked fine when I installed it so I don't know if I have a virus or what.  When I type a letter the cursor will jump up a few lines and then I have to delete that and get back to the end of my letter.  This is driving me crazy.  Is it a virus?

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    Re: cursor skipping around
    « Reply #1 on: February 27, 2012, 08:20:09 AM »
    Please follow the instructions in the following link and post your logs in the thread you create (NOT in this thread):
    http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html

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    Re: cursor skipping around
    « Reply #2 on: February 27, 2012, 08:31:03 AM »
    Turn off the touchpad...
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    Re: cursor skipping around
    « Reply #3 on: February 27, 2012, 08:37:11 AM »
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    I have a Toshiba and am using open office 3.2.  It worked fine when I installed ...
    This you notice this right after installing open Office, or sometime later? 

    Do you understand why patio mentioned the touchpad?  If you inadvertently touch the touchpad, even just lightly touching it as you move your hands around the keyboard, that can cause such behavior as you've described.

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      Re: cursor skipping around
      « Reply #4 on: February 28, 2012, 07:56:40 AM »
      Use this link below to install the TouchFreeze utility which will automatically disable your touchpad when you are typing. Hopefully this will solve your problem

      http://tinyurl.com/26nozpm