Comments on: Outlook 2007 – how to disable the Hand cursor

By: Jacquel

Jacquel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:54:41 +0000

Thank you so much!!! This is the only website that worked!!! Yaaaaaaaay for you . This was making my day hell!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:04:44 +0000

I had never noticed the panning hand above the scroll bar in the email message windows until now (thanks Omega). I have a Lenovo X220 Tablet and this had been a problem since day 1, so I wonder if Office 2010 (and 2007) turns the panning hand on by default for touchscreens or I clicked the button by accident (with my finger).

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:05:03 +0000

Thank you, thank you! I had tried three other web post but you were the only one with the correct answer.

By: nora

nora — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:16:32 +0000

omg, this is a lifesaver. i somehow had my panning hand activated while writing a huge semester end paper in word. needless to say not being able to highlight and edit would have been a huge issue. directions worked great

not sure how mine got activated exactly, I have an HP Touchsmart desktop and my cat jumped up on the desk and brushed against the screen, when i pushed her out of the way the hand was there.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:43:50 +0000

Thank you. Very intuitive and concise instructions. Solution worked.

By: MEL

MEL — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:01:37 +0000

Ok so I exited the program, re-did the suggestion and this time unhighlited the hand and it worked. TU

By: MEL

MEL — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:56:00 +0000

didn’t work for me, after getting the quick toolbar enabled, and adding the hand, there is no way to disable it only remove it from the toolbar and then it goes right back to working.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:53:25 +0000

Just used this page to sort out the Panning Hand for my brother.

Oddly enough it only appeared on his laptop after it went to PC World for a “repair”.Makes you wonder if someone “accidentally” enabled it to generate a billable trip back?????????

By: dana stacy

dana stacy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:24:39 +0000

lifesaver — thank you!!!!!

By: Glenn Ostle

Glenn Ostle — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:07:14 +0000

THANKS A MILLION….DROVE ME NUTS!!

By: tom

tom — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:42:58 +0000

thanks for this tip – i couldn’t find it anywhere in the Microsoft docs
outlook 2010

By: Vaughn Parry

Vaughn Parry — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:03:37 +0000

Thanks! I downloaded Microsofts latest virus (aka SP1 for 7 Pro) and it change this setting for me. Very frustrating when microsoft breaks your system and then wants $60 to fix it. What a racket! I’m one more crash away from going MAC!

By: Cinnamon

Cinnamon — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:52:38 +0000

Worked like a charm! You’re my hero!

This is just one of the reasons I truly LOATHE Windows 7. There are far too many “automatic helpful” things going on. I’ve been using computers for 20+ years, now. I don’t need this sort of “predictive” UX. Let me turn stuff on, if I want it. UGH.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:21:42 +0000

Excellent! Thanks.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:22:50 +0000

It’s been driving me nuts too.
I just pressed my esc key while in Outlook 2010 and that’s fixed it.

By: Volker

Volker — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:51:56 +0000

Thanks from Germany!!!!

It was driving me nuts since one week

By: Phil Poffenberger

Phil Poffenberger — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:34:38 +0000

Wow!! Thanks a million, I have looked for weeks through all of Microsoft’s help stuff and found absolutly nothing about this problem. I don’t know where the problem started but it was driving me crazy. Thanks for the help. Phil

By: VB

VB — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:26:02 +0000

Thank you! That was very helpful. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

By: Nadine

Nadine — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:40:39 +0000

My cursor has shrunk and I don’t know how to restore it!

By: ck

ck — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:03:13 +0000

It works, thanks very much ; )