Typing Issues (Jumping cursor...moves my text to another line while typing)

Anonymous
2010-04-28T18:32:44+00:00

Someone please help with this Issue!!!  Everytime I type my cursor jumps around and I have to keep going back and deleting and retyping.  Please help

I have a sony VAIO and this problem is driving me crazy

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Anonymous
2010-04-28T19:08:21+00:00

Hi Tim,

Are you using a laptop by chance?  If so, you can resolve this issue by taking a look at your touchpad options.  If you're using Windows 7, click the Start button, type Mouse in the search field, and click Enter.  There should be an option to change the Device Settings for the TouchPad.  On many models, Synaptics is the maker of the TouchPad and has a Tab of its own in the Mouse properties.  If you don't see these settings, you'll need to install the drivers from your manufacturers website. 

For Dell machines, you can go to support.dell.com.  Select your model and you'll find the driver under Input Device Drivers.  For Compaq/HP machines, go to support.hp.com, select your model and find Keyboard, Mouse and Input devices.

I like to disable the Tap option and raise the PalmCheck sensitivity option.   These are the first options I always change when I get a new laptop; otherwise I have the very same problem. 

Hope this helps,

Barbara

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-25T00:16:47+00:00

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!  I have been having this same problem with Samsung Laptop and unchecked Tapping and it solved the problem!  I thought there was something wrong with my laptop the way I would be typing "all over the place".  I also have a problem with scrolling on GMAIL when responding to e-mails.  Any way to stop the scrolling?  Should I uncheck scrolling which is under tapping on my mouse settings??

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-02T06:42:28+00:00

    I tried a suggestion and it worked. Right Click on your open desktop. Click on Pesonalization. Once there, look in the top left corner for 'Change Mouse Pointers'. Go to the 'Pointers Option' tab and click on it. From there 'Unclick Hide Pointer' when typing. Click apply and OK. Restart computer. Done.

    1. Right click on desktop.
    2. Click Personalization
    3. Click Change Mouse Pointers - left upper corner
    4. Pointers Options Tab
    5. Unclick Hide Pointer
    6. Click apply and OK
    7. Restart
    8. Done

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-07-15T19:41:24+00:00

    I downloaded it also, and it hasn't done anything for me.   This is sooooo annoying!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-07-15T19:40:35+00:00

    I installed this program, and it has done NOTHING to resolve this annoying problem.  It took me 3 attempts to type this, by the way.... ridiculous.

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