Click and drag not working

It's not working for any application.  It is enabled in System Preferences, and I have restarted.  I'm running Yosemite on a 2008 MacBook, and it has been working fine until now.  I'm not sure if this is related at all, but the issue began after unplugging a projector that was connected.  The projector automatically reset some of my display preferences, but everything else went back to normal after disconnecting it.

That seemed to work! After shutting down and taking out the battery, I cleaned my keyboard and computer, too. Seems to work now Thanks!
Wonder why it did it...a glitch, prolly...

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