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Mouse insert symbol disappears...help please
I use Word 2002, as it has always worked great for me.
My problem is that my insert symbol turns white on the Word page, and so I can't see it or where it is. I don't even know the proper name for it, but let's say that you are typing in Word. Your mouse pointer looks like a regular "arrow" pointer, but when it contacts text, it turns into an "I" shape, so that you can insert text there, if you wish. On my computer, it does not turn from an arrow into a black " I "....it turns from an arrow into a " ". Basically, it turns white, the same color of the page, so it seems to disappear. How do I switch back to normal? I've gone nuts searching for this on the web. All suggestions and comments welcomed and thank you in advance. Jim |
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Mouse insert symbol disappears...help please
On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:12:58 -0600, Jim wrote:
I use Word 2002, as it has always worked great for me. My problem is that my insert symbol turns white on the Word page, and so I can't see it or where it is. I don't even know the proper name for it, but let's say that you are typing in Word. Your mouse pointer looks like a regular "arrow" pointer, but when it contacts text, it turns into an "I" shape, so that you can insert text there, if you wish. On my computer, it does not turn from an arrow into a black " I "....it turns from an arrow into a " ". Basically, it turns white, the same color of the page, so it seems to disappear. How do I switch back to normal? I've gone nuts searching for this on the web. All suggestions and comments welcomed and thank you in advance. Jim Hi, Have a look at your mouse properties in the Windows Control Panel. Make sure the pointer used for ´text selectionˇ is the one by default for Windows. Hope that helps. -- Cheers Robert |
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Mouse insert symbol disappears...help please
Robert,
I've been cursed by this problem for months. I followed your advice to the letter. It now works perfectly. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you very, very much. Jim "Robert" wrote in message ... On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:12:58 -0600, Jim wrote: I use Word 2002, as it has always worked great for me. My problem is that my insert symbol turns white on the Word page, and so I can't see it or where it is. I don't even know the proper name for it, but let's say that you are typing in Word. Your mouse pointer looks like a regular "arrow" pointer, but when it contacts text, it turns into an "I" shape, so that you can insert text there, if you wish. On my computer, it does not turn from an arrow into a black " I "....it turns from an arrow into a " ". Basically, it turns white, the same color of the page, so it seems to disappear. How do I switch back to normal? I've gone nuts searching for this on the web. All suggestions and comments welcomed and thank you in advance. Jim Hi, Have a look at your mouse properties in the Windows Control Panel. Make sure the pointer used for ´text selectionˇ is the one by default for Windows. Hope that helps. -- Cheers Robert |
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