Letters/Cursor "Jump" All Over the Page, While Typing

[DavidW1]

HELP!!!! When I am typing in OOo 3.0, letters/cursor randomly, with NO predictability, JUMP to various spots on the previously typed portions of the page. IT JUST HAPPENED NOW, as I was typing this "Call For Help!!!" This problem only occurs in OOo 3.0 .
I DO NOT experience this problem anywhere else, on my computer! WHAT CAN I DO???
(NOTE: It frustratingly happened 12 times, just while typing this description & Q.)

[Hagar Delest]

IT JUST HAPPENED NOW, as I was typing this "Call For Help!!!"

Do you mean you write in OOo before copying and pasting in your web browser???

Do you use a laptop? If so could it be the touchpad that you touch?

[jackiecasey@att.net]

same thing happens to me. As I type, letters jump all over page. Yes, have laptop. I use mouse only. What can I do to fix ?

[RoryOF]

Check that your laptop is on a firm surface; some laptops on a soft surface flex and get spurious messages from the touchpad. Also check system settings, probably in Control Panel, Keyboard and Mouse, for a setting to "disable touchpad while typing".

[John_Ha]

You probably have "Tap to click" enabled on the Touchpad so whenever you tap the touchpad or your sleeve brushes against it (it can be remarkably sensitive) you send a random mouse left-click. The cursor jumps anywhere.

Cover the Touchpad with a piece of stiff plastic like a credit card. Does that fix it? If so disable Tapping by Start > Control Panel > Mouse ..., and find the Touchpad settings. Some laptops (some Acer models for example) do not come with the correct Touchpad driver and it is impossible to disable tapping.

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