Document window resizing misbehavior

[Clueless in Seattle]

I have a multiple documents open inside the Word 2003 program window.

I'm having trouble resizing the document windows.



What I want to do is to place the mouse pointer over the lower right corner of the document window, hold down the left mouse button, and while holding the button depressed, to move the mouse pointer to resize the window. And then, when I release the left button, I would like the resizing function to terminate, so that the mouse pointer would then resume moving freely about the screen without altering the size and shape of the document window.

But, yesterday the document resizing behavior changed and now works like this:

When I place the mouse pointer on the lower right corner of the document window, click and release the left mouse button, the resizing function remains "stuck" so that when I try to move the mouse pointer around the screen, I end up continuing to resize the document window.

Any ideas on how to get my mouse to work the way I expect it too?

Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"

[macropod]

Hi Will,

Does this affect all applications, or only Word? If only Word, all documents, or only some?

[Clueless in Seattle]

Hi Paul! Thanks for the speedy response!

This "sticky" resizing behavior only seems to affect document windows within Word 2003.

It doesn't occur in Excel 2003; nor does it occur with resizing windows on my Window XP Desktop.

Will in Seattle

[macropod]

Hi Will,

Try opening a couple of documents & using Window > Arrange All, then check to see if that's fixed the problem. If not, try Help > Detect & Repair. If you still get no joy, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541

[Clueless in Seattle]

Tried the first two; "no joy."

So, it looks like I'm going to have to tackle Door Number Three.

Thanks for the tips!

Will