Word tables: prevent word from highlighting whole cell when I highlight text

skylark53 · #1 07-27-2015, 09:09 AM

I frequently need to copy or edit the text in one cell of a Word table. If you are very careful with the mouse, you can indeed scoop just the text. But go one micron too far and Word highlights the whole cell - or worse, several cells - asking if you want to delete the cell (or even row).

Is there any way of turning this behaviour off? It makes table editing time-consuming and frustrating (and turns the air here blue). I only ever want to scoop the text in a cell. Thank you!

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