Cursor blinks when I type in Microsoft word

Jesse Horst 0 Reputation points
2026-09-09T21:18:28.62+00:00

Every time I type, the cursor blinks. This happened in word on my old computer as well. I want the cursor to disappear when I type, but instead it blinks. It's distracting. I have a brand new Mac.

Please fix this or I'm going to unsubscribe and move to pages.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
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John Korchok 235.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-09-09T21:48:04.5133333+00:00

The blinking insertion point is a standard part of a word processor interface. It allows users to see where text will be entered without actually having to type text to find the insertion point. Word has been working like this since it was invented and is unlikely to change. Pages does the same thing, whether you insert a text box in page layout mode or type text in word processor mode.

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
    2026-09-10T14:39:33.1933333+00:00

    **> System Settings> Accessibility> Display**, enable the toggle for Prefer non-blinking cursor. [This setting may vary depending on specific macOS version.] Note that this is a global setting which affects cursor behavior in all programs.

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  2. Stefan Blom 351.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-09T21:22:38.22+00:00

    Are there options to control this in macOS settings? Are you saying that Word doesn't honor those settings?

    If you believe it is a bug in Word, you can report it using the feedback facility from within Word, or via the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 .

    Note that Q&A is a user-to-user forum (hosted but not monitored by Microsoft), meaning that Microsoft developers do not see what you post here.

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