How Do I Get the Mouse Scroll Working in Office 2007?
The productivity suite Microsoft Office 2007 lets you compose documents, create databases, presentations and even websites. The group of programs—Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access—work fine with your computer's keyboard. But if you have a computer mouse that contains a scroll wheel, the wheel is disabled due to an error within the Office 2007 suite. To correct this problem, you have to modify your computer's Registry file.
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Instructions
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Close any open Microsoft Office 2007 programs or documents.
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Click “Start,” “Run.”
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Type “regedit” in the box next to “Open:.” Click “OK.” The “Registry Editor” application will open.
If using Windows Vista, click “Start.” Enter “regedit” in the “Search” box. Press the “Enter” or “Return” key on your computer's keyboard. Click “Continue” when prompted if you want to run “regedit.”
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Scroll through the entries in the left pane of the “Registry Editor” screen to the entry “HKEY_CURRENT_USER.”
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Click on the “+” sign by the headings “Software,” “Microsoft,” “Office,” “12.0,” “Word.”
If using Windows Vista, you will see a pyramid-shaped object instead of the “+” symbol next to each heading.
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Click on the entry “Data.”
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Press the “Delete” key on your computer's keyboard.
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Click the “X” in the upper-right hand corner to close the “Registry Editor” application.
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Click “Start,” “Turn off Computer,” “Restart” to restart your computer. You have now repaired the mouse scroll function within Office 2007.
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Tips & Warnings
Double check the Registry entry you are deleting. Deleting the wrong entry can cause your computer to not operate properly.
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