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PUB: Unusual Mouse Behavior After Dragging Publisher Object

Article ID: 156153

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Publisher 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q156153

SYMPTOMS

If you press ALT+TAB while dragging a Publisher drawing object or frame with the right mouse button, you experience unusual mouse behavior when you switch back to Publisher.

Specifically, you can click on any of the drawing tool buttons on the left toolbar, but the drawing cursor is missing when you move the mouse into the page area. Also, the buttons on the top toolbar do not depress when you click them.

CAUSE

When you drag an object with the right mouse button, then release the mouse button, Publisher displays a menu. If you task switch away from Publisher before it can display the menu, then switch back, Publisher is stuck until you make a choice from the menu. Unfortunately, the menu doesn't automatically display in this case.

RESOLUTION

With the right mouse button, click anywhere in the page area. Publisher displays its menu. With the left mouse button, click any choice on the menu. Your mouse now behaves normally.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 97 4.00 mspub w_mspub pub4 pub97 pub95 pub3 3.0 4.0

Keywords: kbhardware kbui kbprb KB156153