I realize this is an Apple forum, but I am active here so I figured I would try asking here for help with my Windows Word problem first:
When using Microsoft Word on Windows 7, if I have a long Word document open and I scroll down or up to a different page without setting the cursor there and switch to a different window, when I switch the focus back to Word, it will jump back to (or scroll back to) where the cursor is rather than staying where I last left it.
When returning to the Word window, I want to return to it exactly like I last left it regardless of where the cursor is.
For example, I open a 75-page document and write something on page 15. Then I use the scroll-wheel to scroll down to page 65 without clicking anywhere. Then I switch to a Chrome window that has text I want to copy and paste into page 65 of the Word doc, which I highlight and copy. When I switch back to Word, it will jump back to page 15 because that is where I last left the typing cursor. Then I proceed to curse at my computer as I try to find the spot I was at before.
I usually try to remember to put the cursor on my active page before I switch to something else, but this seems like an unnecessary workflow chore. When I forget to do this , it is incredibly frustrating - especially in 100+ page documents.
I've looked for a fix all over. Does anyone know of a settings / tweak / anything that would fix this behavior?
(Sidenote: Macs do not have this issue, which is one of the reasons I prefer to use them. But at work, I have no choice.)
When using Microsoft Word on Windows 7, if I have a long Word document open and I scroll down or up to a different page without setting the cursor there and switch to a different window, when I switch the focus back to Word, it will jump back to (or scroll back to) where the cursor is rather than staying where I last left it.
When returning to the Word window, I want to return to it exactly like I last left it regardless of where the cursor is.
For example, I open a 75-page document and write something on page 15. Then I use the scroll-wheel to scroll down to page 65 without clicking anywhere. Then I switch to a Chrome window that has text I want to copy and paste into page 65 of the Word doc, which I highlight and copy. When I switch back to Word, it will jump back to page 15 because that is where I last left the typing cursor. Then I proceed to curse at my computer as I try to find the spot I was at before.
I usually try to remember to put the cursor on my active page before I switch to something else, but this seems like an unnecessary workflow chore. When I forget to do this , it is incredibly frustrating - especially in 100+ page documents.
I've looked for a fix all over. Does anyone know of a settings / tweak / anything that would fix this behavior?
(Sidenote: Macs do not have this issue, which is one of the reasons I prefer to use them. But at work, I have no choice.)
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