Using Mouse Menus with WordPerfect Version 5.00

ID: Q31293

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 6.x, 7.x, and 8.x

SUMMARY

When you use a Mouse menu with WordPerfect, version 5.0, the menu opens; however, no text appears at the current cursor location when you make a selection. When you exit WordPerfect, the characters from the menu appear at the MS-DOS command prompt.

WordPerfect, version 5.0, has keyboard macros that disable the Mouse menu while in WordPerfect. To use a Mouse menu with WordPerfect, version 5.0, you must start WordPerfect with the /nk switch. This disables the keyboard macros and allows the Mouse menu to function normally.

KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 3rdparty word perfect 5.00

Last Reviewed: September 16, 1996