Hi Judith, In my Control Panel> Mouse I see a box for hide cursor while typing, have= you checked that? If so try un checking it and Apply> then OK Go back in to Word and test it, then go in and un-check it and Apply > OK Sometimes re-applying a feature will fix things. Mike ~ one of the Moderators It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews http://www.mwn.ca/ ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 6/8/2005 at 7:51 PM Judith wrote: I already tried that but none of the choices cause my cursor to blink like it used to when I was typing text or right before I typed text. But I did find out there were a whole lot of choices. Judith You should be able to change it in the Mouse properties in Control Panel. In the "Pointers" tab; the "Text Select" pointer. You can pick another graphic for it, or just switch to a different overall Scheme. Faustus -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/