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While working on a document in Word 2003, my cursor flashes continually cursor hourglass and back to cursor. Also, when I use the arrow keys to move the cursor, the cursor jumps to different sections of the document. For example. When I use the left arrow to move the cursor backward, the cursor will either jump 5-6 lines down or line 5-6. No idea how to stop this?

Hello Rob 1414.

Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft answers Forum.

Is your only problem in Word 2003 or in any application?

Most of the time, you will see problems with the cursor jumps because of the sensitivity of the mouse.
So first I try and see if the speed or sensitivity of the mouse will help with your problem.

It's a laptop with a touchscreen? The usual reason is that the touchpad is hypersensitive and simulates a mouse click.
You should be able to desensitize the touchpad or disable the option to click under the touchpad. These settings are usually
shown as an applet in the control panel.

You can also try and see if you have word wrap active, as a test, try to disable it temporarily and see if there is an improvement.

Please post back with your findings and let us know if it helped to solve your problem.

Sincerely,

Marilyn
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