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Lagging cursor in Word while using arrow keys
I have found a "solution" to the problem which consists of activating and deactivating the Mendeley plugin at convenience from a macro associated with a button. To do this, in the developer options:
Record Macro>Assign Macro to Button... Then
Options>Add-ins>Manage>Templates>Go>Disable Mendeley>Ok>Stop macro
We repeat the process to record a macro activating Mendeley.
Thus, we will have two buttons to activate and deactivate the Mendeley add-in quickly. I only activate it when I am going to insert a reference. It works perfectly.
Thanks for the tip! I used the record macro to find the path of the Mendeley add-in. Then I modified the macro code to make it an on-off switch. In this way, you can make do with only a single button that I attached to the quick access toolbar.
So the procedure:
Record Macro>Assign Macro to Button
Options>Add-ins>Manage>Templates>Go>Disable Mendeley>Ok>Stop macro (thanks edsantor)
View>Macros>view macros>find your just recorded macro>edit
It will open VBA,
Copy the AddIns(Add-in Path).Installed that you find after recording the macro.
Replace the underlined parts below with your path/version
If AddIns(Add-in Path).Installed = False Then
AddIns(Add-in Path).Installed = True
With ActiveDocument
.UpdateStylesOnOpen = False
.AttachedTemplate = "Normal"
End With
Else
AddIns(Add-in Path).Installed = False
With ActiveDocument
.UpdateStylesOnOpen = False
.AttachedTemplate = "Normal"
End With
End If
> Place the code under the title of the macro you defined
> Save the adapted macro
You are good to go now!
I also added Mendeley's "insert citation" button to the same toolbar, which disappears and reappears once you press the button (or alt+ 9 in my case). It serves as an excellent indicator to see if you need to press the button for a fast cursor. It is an easy workaround, but the underlying problem needs permanent fixing.
- Fantastic! Thanks for improving my 'solution'.
