Multiple keystrokes in Word 5 in Classic

There was one other thread (now closed to replies) with a similar problem. I just upgraded a bunch of computers at a newspaper from 9 to Tiger, and we're kind of stuck using Word 5 for a few more weeks. However, some of the workstations find that Word 5 will give them multiple instances of a character (like a sticky key would). This only happens in Word, and not to all; I can't find a common theme. The OS9 system is a fresh install, as is the Tiger (both cloned from a master drive.) Systems are blue&white G3s and Sawtooth G4s, and maybe some iMac G3s.
I'd love to dump Word now but Quark 4 won't import RTF (without vast expenditure for an RTF XTension). We'll be using InDesign soon, which has no problems with RTF.
Thanks
--Colleen

Its the same for me too. Just upgraded and find Word 98 is really sticky and I get multiple key strokes unexpectedly.
Anyone found a solution yet?
Does an upgrade to a later Word version help?
Can you buy Word for Mac as a standalone or does it always come with Office (at an exorbitant price)?
I am having EXACTLY the same problem on an iMac at
home, but with Word 98. I just upgraded to OS 10.4.4
from OS 9.2.2 and have not replaced my "classic"
applications. When I try to type in Word 98, I get
very frequent "sticky key" effects of repeated
letters. Every once in a while a space becomes a tab
instead of a space. Back-spacing goes wacky and
erases back over several letters. There seems to be
no rhyme or reason to this eccentric misbehavior.
Because much of what I do is write in Word, my
computer is now virtually unusable. Thinking of
trashing OSX and just going back to 9.2.2 (except,
of course, I can't get TurboTax for System 9 any
more to do my taxes).
I have tried throwing out the various Word preference
files, but that doesn't help a bit.

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> checkbox will link to a different Word document. Upon
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> selection the Word documents will open, or maybe give an
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> Is it possible to do this in HTML using Dreamweaver or
would it need something
> like Javascript to provide this functionality? My
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> minimal to say the least!
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
>

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