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The problem occurs under any front and any zoom I am using.
I just updated Office 365 to the latest version (1701) before posting this question and the problem still remains
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Have you tried updating the video drivers on your system?
The behavior described in this thread certainly isn't anything that can be observed on all systems running Word 2016.
Same problem. Any fix for this?
I'm having the exact same issue. Mouse cursor disappears when mousing over italic text. All fonts, all zooms. Happening on both my windows machines, each with build 1708. None of what you have suggested above changes the problem.
Hi Steven,
Try performing a clean boot to eliminate any software conflicts that might have occurred after installing an update. Click on this link for more information on how to perform a clean boot on Windows 10.
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