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# Writer 1: Can't Use the Keyboard to Highlight Text

Article ID: 107902

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a for Macintosh
- Microsoft Creative Writer 1.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q107902

## SYMPTOMS

On some older keyboards, you may not be able to highlight text using the arrow keys. When you press `SHIFT+LEFT ARROW` or `SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW`, the cursor does not move to the left or right and highlight the text. Instead, plus and asterisk characters are typed.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Creative Writer versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

## RESOLUTION

If your keyboard is demonstrating this problem, use the mouse instead to highlight text.

## MORE INFORMATION

This problem has been found to occur on older, non-ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) keyboards

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