My black cursor's become transparent.

[Rafael]

OS 10.4.9
Ibook G4
1.5 GB Ram
Word 2004

Hi,

I was fooling around in VBA where I shouldn't have been and instead of
getting a working macro I got a transparent cursor. I hope there's a
quick fix. I hope there's someone out there who can give me a quick
fix, 'cause I'm on a deadline.

Why is it that every problem or glitch I come up with is almost never
in the "Help" program?

Rafael

 

[little_creature]

OS 10.4.9
Ibook G4
1.5 GB Ram
Word 2004

Hi,

I was fooling around in VBA where I shouldn't have been and instead of
getting a working macro I got a transparent cursor. I hope there's a
quick fix. I hope there's someone out there who can give me a quick
fix, 'cause I'm on a deadline.

Why is it that every problem or glitch I come up with is almost never
in the "Help" program?

Rafael

What about if you try to discard (trashed) your normal template? The
macros should be stored there if you did not changed the location of
them.
Close Word, try to delete the normal template and try to run word if
that will help.
You know other things than just macros are stored in your normal
template so backup/move to some place wheer word cannot see it would
be wisdom (such as on flash drive which you disconect prior to running
word again...)

 

[John McGhie]

Quicker to reboot, I suggest. He has changed the System Cursor: it's not
persistent, so it's not stored in Normal.

What about if you try to discard (trashed) your normal template? The
macros should be stored there if you did not changed the location of
them.
Close Word, try to delete the normal template and try to run word if
that will help.
You know other things than just macros are stored in your normal
template so backup/move to some place wheer word cannot see it would
be wisdom (such as on flash drive which you disconect prior to running
word again...)

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[Rafael]

Quicker to reboot, I suggest. He has changed the System Cursor: it's not
persistent, so it's not stored in Normal.




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I quit word. I was asked if I wanted to replace the existing normal
template. I said 'yes'. Word quit. When I opened word, the cursor
was back to black. Have I done right in 'replacing the existing
Normal'?

 

[Clive Huggan]

I quit word. I was asked if I wanted to replace the existing normal
template. I said 'yes'. Word quit. When I opened word, the cursor
was back to black. Have I done right in 'replacing the existing
Normal'?

Yes, Rafael. The Normal template is a scratchpad that most people do not
modify, so renaming it, re-opening Word and -- if all is well -- trashing
the old one, provides a fresh start.

In fact JE McGimpsey automates his set-up so Normal is replaced every time
he starts up Word.

Others modify Normal -- for example by creating new styles, keystroke
assignments (for keyboard shortcuts), custom toolbars, AutoText entries and
formatted AutoCorrect entries. They need to back up Normal systematically
(and keep the various archived copies for some time) so that if a problem
like yours occurs they can go back and replace their corrupted Normal
template with a good one.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
============================================================

 

[little_creature]

Yes, Rafael. The Normal template is a scratchpad that most people do not
modify, so renaming it, re-opening Word and -- if all is well -- trashing
the old one, provides a fresh start.

In fact JE McGimpsey automates his set-up so Normal is replaced every time
he starts up Word.

Others modify Normal -- for example by creating new styles, keystroke
assignments (for keyboard shortcuts), custom toolbars, AutoText entries and
formatted AutoCorrect entries. They need to back up Normal systematically
(and keep the various archived copies for some time) so that if a problem
like yours occurs they can go back and replace their corrupted Normal
template with a good one.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
============================================================

Hello Gang,
let me to correct the statement:
In fact JE McGimpsey automates his set-up so Normal is replaced every
time
he starts up Word.

As far as I understand he is obssesed by Normal template ;-) But as I
said early today No objection to any taste, I'm obsessed by diffrent
things, such as sync my emails or data

 

[little_creature]

Hello Gang,
let me to correct the statement:
In fact JE McGimpsey automates his set-up so Normal is replaced every
time
he starts up Word.

As far as I understand he is obssesed by Normal template ;-) But as I
said early today No objection to any taste, I'm obsessed by diffrent
things, such as sync my emails or data

Oh, every time I post and read it back I can see the mistakes
Let, make are without to, so It should have stated:
let me correct the statement:

 

[Phillip Jones]

Oh, every time I post and read it back I can see the mistakes
Let, make are without to, so It should have stated:
let me correct the statement:

Don't worry about it. Its amazing That people can make sense of any of
my post.

I'm surprised I do as well as I do considering I never learned typing
and use the hunt and peck method.
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