"Panning Hand" When Outlook received email cursor becomes a hand and you are unable to select text

What The Panning Hand Looks Like 

 

To turn it off follow these steps:

1. Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar pull down:
    
2. Choose “More Commands…”
3. In the next window, click the drop down box and choose “Commands not in the Ribbon”
    
4. Scroll down until you find “Panning Hand” and then click “Add >>”
5. Click OK.
6. The Hand will now appear in the toolbar.
    
7. Click the Hand to disable Panning Hand
8. You can now select/copy/highlight text

sources:

1. http://www.twistedethics.com/2008/09/12/outlook-2007-how-to-disable-the-hand-cursor/
2. http://tim-stanley.com/post/outlook-2007-panning-cursor/