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.
This link suggested by JudieRaman:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/DrwGrphcs/..leGraphics.htm is IMHO a very generalised & overly complex coverage of all possible problems. The simple fact is we all need a simple straightforward reliable way to copy-paste both text & images from websites to Word. It's a basic everyday need for almost everyone. It appears to me, after hours spent experimenting that first you need to check that your Normal.doc has specific settings embedded. These are covered in the article to which the link points, even if it is written as though it may or may not work. Do not be put off by the overly technical 'explanation of the problem' - that's MS's concern, their job is to ensure their programs work (always!). And don't accept the offered 'best solution' of seperately saving pics to another file & then copy pasting to Word. That's no solution to anyone who's busy & it's not what you need to do. From Word 2000 on, in all OS's, it should be easy to copy-paste from web to Word - both text & graphics without any special problems. It seems however if things go wrong, as usual you need to wade through several settings (with no adequate explanation of the effect as per usual - thanks MS) until the magic combination is found which is the default for Word anyway. The required settings are covered in the article - good luck.
Active1 year, 11 months ago
A step-by-step commentary on how to move an image or object behind your written text in Microsoft Office Word. Microsoft Office Word - How to Put an Image Behind the Text. Outlook windows. Aug 21, 2014 Hello - Here's my problem. Whenever I insert a graphic into Word (via copy/paste, or the insert graphic button), about 95% of the image is hidden behind the text above when the 'In Line With Text' option is selected for Text Wrapping.
Best free text editor for mac 2018 update. Best Text Editors for Mac OS 2018 1: BRACKETS Bracket is one of the most commonly used text editor for Mac that comes for free, looks like mac default text editor. Jan 28, 2018 Also Read: Best Free PDF Editor For Mac 2018. BBEdit 11 text editor has to be on this list of best text editors for Mac. It is the most powerful text editor developed by the Bare Bones. It consists rich text and HTML editor which is specially designed for web designers. Note: In this article, we are focusing on the best text editors for coding but if you are looking for a text editor for your writing purposes, you can check out our article on the best writing apps for Mac. Sublime Text 3. Sublime Text is probably one of the most famous text editors available for Mac and for all the right reasons. Visual Studio Code is a free text editor that's used primarily as a source code editor. The program is extremely minimal and even has a 'Zen Mode' option one click away that immediately hides all the menus and windows, and maximizes the program to fill the whole screen.
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.
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.
agweber
agweberagweber
5 Answers
I noticed the problem when I tried working on a document I created working on a PC using Windows 8. Remove border from text box word for mac. 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
Image Behind Text Word
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. Mac font for text editor.
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.
bmike♦
168k4646 gold badges304304 silver badges662662 bronze badges
MeganMegan
You must log in to answer this question.Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged ms-officecursor .Comments are closed.
|