How to Make the Cursor Stop Highlighting
Microsoft Excel users are commonly frustrated with sudden changes of cursor behavior that prevent them from selecting individual cells in a worksheet and cause it to highlight all cells as the cursor hovers over them. This behavior is not a malfunction; it is caused by the accidental triggering of a particular shortcut key. Microsoft Excel includes a feature called extend-selection mode that allows users to select a range of cells by using the arrow keys or the mouse cursor. This mode can be turned on or off by pressing a single key in your keyboard.
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Instructions
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Launch the Microsoft Excel project in which you wish to stop the cursor highlighting.
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Select a single cell with your cursor. The cursor highlights a range of cells only if extended-selection mode is turned on.
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Turn extended-selection mode off by pressing the "F8" key.
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Select a single cell with your cursor. The cursor will highlight only the individual cell. Extended-selection mode has been turned off.
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Restart your system if the problem persists.
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