word selecting text problem

1. How do I stop Word from selecting everything?
2. How do I stop highlighting text?
3. How do I fix the cursor in Word?
4. What is overtype mode?
5. How do I stop selecting letters?
6. How come when I click on text it highlights everything?
7. Why is it highlighting when I click?
8. Why is there a GREY highlight in Word?

How do I stop Word from selecting everything?

Go to File, Options, then Advanced. Look for the option When selecting, automatically select entire word (it is enabled by default). You can disable the 'feature' by deselecting it (checkbox).

How do I stop highlighting text?

Select the text that you want to remove highlighting from, or press Ctrl+A to select all of the text. Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color. Select No Color.

How do I fix the cursor in Word?

Double-click on the Keyboard applet. Windows displays the Keyboard Properties dialog box. At the bottom of the dialog box is a place to control the Cursor Blink Rate. Adjust the blink rate, as desired.

What is overtype mode?

Updated: 10/17/2017 by Computer Hope. Alternatively referred to as OVR in Microsoft Word, overtype mode is a text mode that will overwrite text to the right of the cursor as the user types. This mode, if it's supported, is usually entered and exited by pressing the Insert key.

How do I stop selecting letters?

To stop overwriting the next character whenever you type a letter, press the "Insert" key on your keyboard. The Insert key is located to the left of the Home key on most keyboards. You are not warned in any way when you enable or disable the overtype mode.

How come when I click on text it highlights everything?

StickyKeys is a feature created by Microsoft to help users with physical disabilities. StickyKeys allows a user to press a modifier key (Shift, Alt, Ctrl) or the Windows key, and and have it remain active until another key is pressed. To turn this feature off, simply press both shift keys at the same time.

Why is it highlighting when I click?

This issue could be due to the recent changes in the keyboard settings. This issue happens when the blink rate of the cursor is set to the least value or 0. You may refer to these steps to reset this setting. a) Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard and choose “Control Panel” from that menu.

Why is there a GREY highlight in Word?

If the document contains lots of fields, and your Word preferences are set to highlight fields as "Always", those fields in the document will show with a grey highlight. If the above does not help, follow the steps below: 1. Select the text, Go to Format > Borders & Shading.