Excel cursor shows as thick white "+" sign all of the time

Kalbrecht · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:02 AM

How do I switch the cursor back to the arrow? What would cause my cursor to only show as a thick white "+" sign - I am not able to drag & drop etc.

Do I have a corrupt file somewhere and need to reload something?

Thanks for your help.

Sbirro Cornuto · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:05 AM

Try clicking the right mouse button on the Sheet...

Kalbrecht · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:06 AM

And then what?

Thanks - but that doesn't do anything but take me into formatting, etc.

Sbirro Cornuto · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:14 AM

If the Arrow doesn't show above the Formating etc. box there is something wrong with your application. Have you tried turning it down and opening it again?

Mark O'Brien · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:15 AM

That cursor is the Excel cursor. It's not a bug or a fault in the program. It's what Microsoft says everyone should use as the cursor.

What are you trying to drag and drop? Cells?
Go to Tools|Options|Edit TAB and make sure that "Allow cell drag and drop" is selected.

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[ This Message was edited by: Mark O'Brien on 2002-03-21 08:17 ]

Kalbrecht · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:16 AM

The arrow does show above the dialog box, however when I get out of the dialog box back onto the sheet - the cursor returns as a thick white "+" sign.

My question is - how can I determine if something is wrong with my application or if there is a setting that I need to reset?

Kalbrecht · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:19 AM

Quote:

On 2002-03-21 08:15, Mark O'Brien wrote:
That cursor is the Excel cursor. It's not a bug or a fault in the program. It's what Microsoft says everyone should use as the cursor.

Thanks Mark - but it's still not allowing me to drag and drop, etc. I haven't seent this in the past few years that I've been using Excel

I do have a few add-ins installed - could those have corrupted something?

I did try take the add-ins down and restart Excel but I still end up with the same cursor.

Thanks again

Kalbrecht · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:20 AM

Quote:

On 2002-03-21 08:15, Mark O'Brien wrote:
That cursor is the Excel cursor. It's not a bug or a fault in the program. It's what Microsoft says everyone should use as the cursor.

What are you trying to drag and drop? Cells?
Go to Tools|Options|Edit TAB and make sure that "Allow cell drag and drop" is selected.

_________________
[b] Mark O'Brien

[ This Message was edited by: Mark O'Brien on 2002-03-21 08:17 ]

Thanks Mark - I reread your message. It worked. I appreciate it.

Mark O'Brien · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:21 AM

No problem. I forgot to tell you about cell drag and drop. That what I editted in the message.

Sbirro Cornuto · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:22 AM

The cursor is suppose to be like that when hovering over the Sheet. If it doesn't change at all, you know, when not over the Sheet, then there's something wrong...

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Mark O'Brien MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Columbus, OH, USA Posts: 3,519	No problem. I forgot to tell you about cell drag and drop. That what I editted in the message. __________________ Mark O'Brien Columbus Ohio Celtic Supporters Club

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Mar 21st, 2002, 09:02 AM	#1
Kalbrecht New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	How do I switch the cursor back to the arrow? What would cause my cursor to only show as a thick white "+" sign - I am not able to drag & drop etc. Do I have a corrupt file somewhere and need to reload something? Thanks for your help.

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:05 AM	#2
Sbirro Cornuto Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Little Italy Posts: 93	Try clicking the right mouse button on the Sheet...

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:06 AM	#3
Kalbrecht New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	And then what? Thanks - but that doesn't do anything but take me into formatting, etc.

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:14 AM	#4
Sbirro Cornuto Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Little Italy Posts: 93	If the Arrow doesn't show above the Formating etc. box there is something wrong with your application. Have you tried turning it down and opening it again?

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:15 AM	#5
Mark O'Brien MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Columbus, OH, USA Posts: 3,519	That cursor is the Excel cursor. It's not a bug or a fault in the program. It's what Microsoft says everyone should use as the cursor. What are you trying to drag and drop? Cells? Go to Tools\|Options\|Edit TAB and make sure that "Allow cell drag and drop" is selected. _________________ [b] Mark O'Brien [ This Message was edited by: Mark O'Brien on 2002-03-21 08:17 ]

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:16 AM	#6
Kalbrecht New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	The arrow does show above the dialog box, however when I get out of the dialog box back onto the sheet - the cursor returns as a thick white "+" sign. My question is - how can I determine if something is wrong with my application or if there is a setting that I need to reset?

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:22 AM	#10
Sbirro Cornuto Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Little Italy Posts: 93	The cursor is suppose to be like that when hovering over the Sheet. If it doesn't change at all, you know, when not over the Sheet, then there's something wrong...