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Reduce cursor size in Adobe Reader DC and X Pro

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Hi there,

I am currently using Adobe reader DC and X pro.

For some reason when i go to select text in a PDF (single line) the cursor size is too big and selects paragraphs rather than a single line. How do i adjust the cursor size. See attached screen capture for more details (cursor size highlighted in red). I am running this on a Windows 10 PC. Thanks!

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Efrain2407285271zsCorrect answer

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Go to Print Settings where you choose the Printer, uncheck Shrink oversized pages and check actual size.

It workeed for me. Hope it helps

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patsy_o_neal

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I have Adobe Reader XI and when I Add Text the Cursor is extremely (at least an inch) long and the type is at the bottom of the cursor in the wrong position from where I placed the cursor to begin with. Also the line spacing is extremely far apart instead of a normal space. See below the size of the Cursor at the end of the sentence and the spacing between the lines. patsy o'neal

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Adorobat

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Hi Patsy,

Would it be possible if you can share the pdf file you are working with to replicate the issue at our end? To share the file here in the forums, please refer to the steps given here: How to share a file using Adobe Document Cloud

Also, could you try adding text to another pdf file and check if this behavior continues.

Thanks,

Shivam

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Michael_Sandel_4470

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I noticed that if you have full version of Acrobat, you can print the document to another PDF file (using Ctrl + P & Adobe PDF printer), save it as a different filename, and this removes the oversize cursor. A workaround. I experience this problem too from time to time.

Sincerely,

Michael Sandel

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tiffanyf51658898

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This workaround definitely helped! Thanks Michael!

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LitleF0ots Wheel

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This is a work around but has anyone founda fix?? I have tried unistalling & reinstalling the printer & ddrivers without success.

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srlevine1

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I have the same issue with Acrobat Pro XI running on Windows 10

The display scaling solution suggested does not fix the issue, and screws up everything else.

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try67

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This will happen if the underlying text in the PDF is very large. There's nothing that can be done about it using the free Reader.

You should report this issue to the author of the file.

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srlevine1

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Thank you for your prompt reply and suggesting what the cause might be -- but I am not using the free reader, but a full version of Acrobat Pro XI. So is there a font fix that is possible?

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Adorobat

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Hi Zman,

Please try following troubleshooting steps:

1- Right click on start menu > select settings.

2- Click 'system' > Display.

3- Under scale and layout > custom scaling.

4- Enter a custom scaling size to 124%

5- Click Apply and check.

Let us know if you need any help.

Shivam

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Sofia279854477faa

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This did not work. 😕😕

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