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Jmcginn
Inspiring
Sep 13, 2016 9:47 PM UTC
Question

Flashing cursor when i open PDFS

Im not sure when or how this happened but whenever I open a pdf a flashing cursor showsup before some of the text. Is this some sort of setting I can turn off? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with "edit pdf" and if you start typing it doesnt type anything where the cursor is. Im sure it's something obvious that I am missing. Any ideas?

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    brandonr19321153
    Participant
    Jun 24, 2020 10:48 PM UTC

    Same issue nad i found this after some major annoyance and searching.

    Go to 'Edit' -> 'Preferences' -> 'Accessibility' -> Under 'Other Accessibility Options', there is a checkbox 'Always display the keyboard selection cursor'. Un-check this and you are good to go. Credit to Mohit Rathi on StackOverflow

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      jloves-member
      Participant
      Mar 17, 2021 6:31 PM UTC

      Thank you SO much!!! That did it... was driving me crazy! lol!  =D

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        JmcginnAuthor
        Inspiring
        Sep 29, 2016 6:55 PM UTC

        So is any one even checking Acrobat forums? I never seem to get any replies

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        Adorobat
        Adorobat
        Participating Frequently
        Oct 2, 2016 10:37 AM UTC

        Hi Jmcginn,,

        I am sorry for late response.

        Could you please let me know the version of Acrobat installed on the machine?

        Which operating system is installed on the machine- Windows/Mac?

        You might try below mention steps:

        1- Check if there is an update for Acrobat, launch Acrobat>navigate to Help menu>and click Check for Updates.

        2- Disable Protected View, click on Edit>then click Preferences>select Security(Enhanced)>select Off under Protected View>and click OK.

        3- If that doesn't work, try to repair Acrobat installation, under Help menu>click Repair Installation.

        Let me know the results.

        Thank You,

        Shivam

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          JmcginnAuthor
          Inspiring
          Nov 1, 2016 5:56 PM UTC

          I have acrobat dc pro on a mac running 10.11.6. My version looks to be up to date. I couldn't find "protected view" in "security( enhanced)". That sounds like a pc option. If i do need to repair the the acrobat installation how would i go about that?

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