Nope -- neither worked -- in fact no difference in checking or unchecking the box. I have a fat cursor in OE when I type and a thin cursor when I type in Word. Nothing blinks -- dang I know it used to (LOL). Judith http://www.agoodread.com Sharing is the key to all our $uccess! 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 -- <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/