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The text cursor, or caret, is normally in the visible form in applications at the start of its display cycle. It then goes to the flashing sequence once you stop moving it with arrow keys or typing. However, in Word 2011 I'm constantly frustrated because the cursor disappears, or defaults to the invisible state of the flashing sequence, while I'm typing or moving it. This makes it painfully difficult to edit text without using the mouse. As I write this post and keep going back to word I'm noticing that it seems erratic as to what behavior it's acting. I think that it stays in whichever state it was last in, which 50% of the time is invisible.
I've since changed the blink rate to 200ms via changing the default in Word's plist file. This helps a little in my frustration, but the behavior really needs fixed.
- Aug 18, 2011 Word for Mac 2008 problems - moving and disappearing images I need advice on a problem I'm having. I'm having trouble with images behind text moving and disappearing when text.
- When you're typing a document in Microsoft Word, it's common for your mouse pointer or cursor to occasionally disappear off the screen. This can occur for reasons that range from simple and easy to remedy, to slightly more time consuming to address.
- For instance, you can put an image behind text in Microsoft Word 2010 to set it as the background for whatever you are writing. You can configure some of the settings for the image that is behind your text, allowing you to make it more transparent so that the top-level text is still able to be read.
I use the image formatting in Word all the time.I insert a picture from file, then highlight it, then go to the toolbox to adjust the wrapping and put it behind the text. For some reason, I can't do it in this particular document. The document is a template with four A6 envelope size squares (I am.
Update 2014-09-02
It doesn't appear to be a problem on documents created locally. It seems to be an issue with documents I've got from elsewhere, quite possibly from other operating systems.
It doesn't appear to be a problem on documents created locally. It seems to be an issue with documents I've got from elsewhere, quite possibly from other operating systems.
agweber
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I noticed the problem when I tried working on a document I created working on a PC using Windows 8. So your theory on operating systems may be valid.
I opened a blank document and copied the content out of the dysfunctional one and voila.. my cursor came back.
copywritercopywriter
Mac Image Editor
In my case, the copy/paste of the document did not work. But after a bunch of tries, I found a workaround:
Move the mouse pointer outside the Table area!
Yeah I know it sounds weird. But if I use the keyboard arrows to move the cursor in a table cell while the mouse pointer is located inside that table, the cursor will annoyingly start disappearing.
This seems related to the Move icon appearing in the upper-left corner of the table when you move in the mouse pointer, which keeps switching on/off when you use the keyboard. Best text editor for mac 2018.
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BTW I'm using Word 2011 v14.4.8 (latest as of now).
dbernarddbernard
If it's not affecting locally created documents, could it have to do with Compatibility mode? Try re-saving the doc in the latest native .docx format and re-opening.
samhsamh
I had the same issue but it was solved easy. You are probably using a .docx extension if you save as your file to a .doc format the issue will go. I did not test but i think it will work if your original file is a .doc format and you save it as a .docx.
NajibNajib
My screw up appeared to be from copy from gmail into word doc for mac yosemite, google search that worked was: copy the faulty doc into a new 'local' file. fixed it.
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