Dropping text is one of the most common mistakes made when editing documents in Microsoft Word. Dropping text can cause formatting and layout problems in your document, and can also make it difficult to read. Here are some tips to help you avoid dropping text:

  1. Use the keyboard to move text around instead of using the mouse. This will help you avoid accidentally dropping text.
  2. Use the cursor keys to move the insertion point around instead of using the mouse. This will help you avoid accidentally dropping text.
  3. When you’re editing a document, use a ruler or other straight edge to guide your cursor as you type so that you don’t accidentally drop text.
  4. When you’re editing a document, use white space around paragraphs and other blocks of text to help keep them from collapsing if they’re dropped inadvertently.
  5. If you need to drop a block of text that’s longer than one paragraph, break it up into smaller chunks before dropping it into your document. This will make it easier for you to edit and maintain your document without losing important information along the way ..

Ever been clicking around in your Microsoft Word document and ended up dragging text to the wrong place? If so, disable dragging and dropping for text to prevent that. We’ll show you how to do that in Word.

In Word, there’s an option to turn off drag and drop for your text. When you enable it, you can’t move your text around by drag and drop. This helps you prevent accidentally moving any text around.

How to Disable Text Drag and Drop in Word

To enable that option, first, open Word on your Windows or Mac computer. If you see Word’s Start screen, skip to the second step below. If you see Word’s editing screen, then in the top-left corner, click “File.”

In Word’s sidebar on the left, click “Options.”

Word will open a “Word Options” window. Here, in the left sidebar, click “Advanced.”

In the right pane of the “Word Options” window, you will see an “Editing Options” section. In this section, disable the “Allow text to be dragged and dropped” option.

Then, at the bottom of the “Word Options” window, click “OK.”

And that’s it. Word will no longer allow you to move the text by drag and drop, preventing accidental changes in your documents.

If you ever need the feature back, then on the “Word Options” window, enable the “Allow text to be dragged and dropped” option.

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