I am recording various Macros to give me syntax for some Automation code I am writing in VBA in Access. When I set the Macro Recorder to run in Word, I don’t seem to be able to use the mouse within my document. For instance, I was working with a table and wanted to use the mouse to place the cursor in a cell in the table and I couldn’t. My pointer had the little cassette icon showing and the mouse button wouldn’t work. I could, however, navigate to the cell in question with the keyboard and the mouse worked fine outside of the document itself, even for the menus and toolbars.
Is this normal behaviour when a macro is recording, in which case I have false memory syndrome, or is my memory correct and I should be able to use the mouse in the document? I tried shutting the computer down and rebooting but still have the same behaviour. I don’t use the macro recorder very often so I’m more interested in knowing if this behaviour is normal or not. If not, is there a way to fix it or is it time to repair Office.
Using 2003 SP 3 on Windows XP
