First I will say.... I have done a lot of searching on this issue and have done all I could find to resolve this.

What I want to do and have been able to in the past is....
I will have a list of songs that have numbers in the front.
I have always been able to:
1> Click on a start point
2> Hold the ALT key down
3> Click and drag vertically to highlight only the numbers and hit Delete.
Done.

Now when I hold down the ALT key and start to drag the Research Pane comes up.
I'm sure you have heard of this.

What I have tried already.
1> Made sure everything was unchecked in the Research Options.
2> Went into File|Options|Customize Ribbon > Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize > Categories: Commands not in Ribbon > Commands: ResearchLookup > Current Keys: Ctrl-Shift-O > Remove.
3> Went into File|Options|Trust Center|Trust Center Settings and unchecked "Allow the research task pane to check for and install new services"
4> Add/Remove Programs ---> Microsoft Office ---> Add or Remove Features ---> expand Office Tools ---> disable Research Explorer Bar
THIS FEATURE IS NOT LISTED.
5> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\C ommon\
Delete 'Research' on Left side.
6> From Word, press Alt-F11 to open the VB Editor. Press Ctrl-G to open the Immediate Window.
Type this line and press Enter:
Application.CommandBars("Research").Enabled = False
When I do this the Research button does not pop up anymore but it also does not highlight anything.

Does anyone else have a solution?

Thanks,
Debbie