Cursor becomes smaller in Office apps.

Anonymous
2017-09-26T21:13:48+00:00

Split from this thread.

I have the same issue on a brand new Dell XPS.  What's interesting to me is that I only see the issue on hyperlinks within Office apps like Word and Outlook. Everywhere else the cursor behaves normally.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-09-27T00:10:50+00:00

    Hi,

    There are several reasons why the cursor becomes smaller when using it in Office applications. We recommend that you perform the suggested solution provided by Stefan Blom on this link and check if that works for you.

    We look forward to your update.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-09-27T02:50:43+00:00

    This solution did not help me.

    [Office 365 - current]

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-09-27T09:33:30+00:00

    If you modify the Hyperlink and FollowedHyperlink character styles, does that improve the situation? These styles control the formatting of hyperlinks in Word.

    For example, in the Apply Styles pane (Ctrl+Shift+S), type in Hyperlink and click the Modify button. Change the font settings. Repeat the procedure with FollowedHyperlink.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-04T15:36:18+00:00

    Most, but not all, of my problem is when I am viewing emails in Outlook.  Thus, modifying Hyperlink and FollowedHyperlink in Word is not a solution.  And... any solution that affects one program is not going to help me.  Thank you for the effort though.

    Perhaps these photos will help you visualize my issue:

    Normal Cursor ---

    Tiny Cursor ---

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  5. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-10-04T18:03:13+00:00

    Since the problem is primarily with Outlook, start a new thread in the Outlook section.

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