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default2b2v7kcqn9fc
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January 27, 2023
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Oversized cursor in InDesign 2023

  • January 27, 2023
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After a recent system update, the cursor in InDesign (2023 on Windows 10) is suddenly huge. It reverts to normal size when I drag it over the tools or other menus. I notice this only occurs on my extended monitors. Any assistance would be appreciated!

 

Thanks,

SM

    Correct answer courageous_member8490

    The problem only occurs with InDesign 2023. I launched InDesign 2022 and the cursor appears normal (that is, not oversized).

     

    One of my extended monitors is a Dell Model P223f, and the other is an AOC 2217V (Model TFT22W90PS). I'm running these from a Dell Precision 5560.

     

    When I move the cursor off the page it appears as:

     

    On the page, it appears as: 

    Thanks,

     

    SM


    I had this same issue. I had to change the interface sizing to large (make sure the cursor resizing is on). Restart INDD, and then you can change back to the normal size, restart again, and then my cursor went back to normal.

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    cclifford1
    cclifford1
    Participant
    February 16, 2026

    you are a Godsend!

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    sean_3598
    Participant
    February 26, 2025

    SOLVED!!!

    The problem for me was I was using my laptop as the MAIN DISPLAY, which had to be zoomed 200% at the highest resolution. This 200% was the reason my indesign cursor was huge on my 2 extended laptops (the laptop indesign cursor never got big). After I switched the MAIN DISPLAY to one of the extended monitors, BOOM. No more large cursor in indesign or illustrator.

      HARSHIKA_VERMA
      Community Manager
      HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      January 27, 2023

      Hi @default2b2v7kcqn9fc,

       

      Thank you for reaching out. We would request you to please check the below settings in InDesign and see if that helps.

       

       

      Could you please also try changing the Display Setting of your extended monitor to Default? In Scale and Layout, keep it to 100% and Display Resolution to 1080 or 4k, depending upon your external monitor.

       

       

      Let us know if that helps. We'll try our best to help.

       

      Thanks,

      Harshika

       

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      default2b2v7kcqn9fcAuthor
      Participant
      January 27, 2023

      Harshika:

      Thanks for the response.

       

      My InDesign User Interface Scaling options were as pictured in your post.

       

      I don't have the a resolution option of 1080 with my extended monitors, but the settings are 100% and the the display resolution is 1680 x 1050 (Recommended):

      These are the same settings I had applied previously when everything was working correctly.

       

      Thanks,

       

      SM

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        chriso71992703
        Participant
        May 22, 2024

        Hi Jove.

        I followed these steps and initially it didn't work for me either.

         

        However, if you're in Windows, right click the Desktop of the affected screen (usually the extended display), select Display Settings and click on the screen icon of corresponding to it (e.g. Screen 2). Then check to see if "Make This My Main Display" is ticked.

         

        It's not always ideal, but if you have one screen at 4K (e.g. a laptop) connecting to a screen that is 1080, Windows sometimes mucks up the visual settings and has trouble scaling, especially if the app launches half on each screen.

         

        Good luck.


        This addressed the symptom and was an acceptable workaround for me.

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