Why does my cursor keeps jumping around in word

Anonymous
2013-07-22T06:03:35+00:00

I purchased the new Office 2013 to work with the Windows 8 that came with my newly purchased computer (Lenovo.)

The issues is, which has been driving me crazy over the past two months, when typing on the Word 2013, my cursor keeps jumping around on the page. For example, in the middle of my typing a sentence, the cursor would jump to three lines above in the middle of a word and continues the my input there. Whenever I see my writing in word is not changing while I definitely was typing, I will have to stop and started to examine where the words have went. After I find them five or whatever lines above, I will have to delete them, use the mouse to click the end of the writing again and trying to retype and continue to type.

I can swallow the problem if it only happens once each document, but it happens 10+ times when I type a two-page essay. I don't think the newly developed software is making my life easier but the opposite.

Does this happen to anybody else? Any clues of why or any suggestions, please?

Thanks!

P.s., please note that besides the letter keys I hit on the keyboard, I did not hit on any other keys such as arrow keys. Especially knowing my cursor jumps around, I am extremely careful with hitting my keys. I do not touch the mouse pad, neither.

P.s., besides jumping to other places and start insert words, sometimes the cursor would select/highlight a line or half line. If I was not aware of the change and hit a space, the whole selected lines are gone. See, I didn't know how to select lines besides using the mouse, and I did not use the mouse but simply typing, so I am very frustrated with what my cursor does to me.

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Anonymous
2013-07-22T09:55:49+00:00

The issue is due to the touch pad sensitivity. You can reduce or disable the sensitivity of touch pad from control panel-> mouse -> mouse properties. If issue still persists, check with an external keyboard.

Follow Girish's suggestion from this link:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/in-word-2010-cursor-jumps-around-mixed-with/4aaa8443-1435-4973-b6b2-10d78a1fea22

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-18T13:14:30+00:00

    For now the only solution is to use something else. LibreOffice and WPS Office both work better and more consistently than MS Office. That's really **** considering they're free vs the insane cost of MS Office.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-21T01:56:49+00:00

    For now the only solution is to use something else. LibreOffice and WPS Office both work better and more consistently than MS Office. That's really **** considering they're free vs the insane cost of MS Office.

    Not only does it jump around in Word, it jumps around in every Office program. HOWEVER, there's a solution!

    What I did that worked, suggested by someone who responded to me, was to disconnect my touchpad. Since I still use a mouse, it wasn't an issue. That might not be the same for those who don't use mice or touchscreens. And we all know that touchscreens don't always do the job. Nevertheless, this was fine. 

    NOTE - Same is true in Windows 10, too. But unlike version 8.1, it will occasionally turn the touchpad back on, even though you didn't! Watch out for 10, it's like Frankenstein... 

    Good luck and God Bless!

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-21T07:55:30+00:00

    You should look for updated drivers for your hardware (mouse, touchpad) on Windows 10.

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  4. Paul Edstein 82,871 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-21T08:09:28+00:00

    For now the only solution is to use something else. LibreOffice and WPS Office both work better and more consistently than MS Office. That's really **** considering they're free vs the insane cost of MS Office.

    An inane post from someone who either doesn't understand the fundamentals or is just playing the troll. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the application but with the touchpad - which is controlled by the OS, often in conjunction with mouse software. Neither of the alternative packages you suggest even come close to MS Office, let alone have the capacity to address the underlying issue...

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