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A customer experienced in Microsoft Word, the cursor rapidly flickering between the loading blue circle icon and the arrow cursor. Typing a document is disconcerting when the cursor is flashing, especially when selecting text. Thankfully I was able to solve this issue for my customer.

Affected software

Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Business, Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student
Microsoft Office 2007 Home & Business, Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student

Cause

Either one or both of the following:

Default printer has driver incompatible with Microsoft Word
Print spooler service failed

Solution

Uninstall printer driver
Download latest printer driver from support or driver download section of manufacturer website, e.g. Canon printer? go to http://www.canon.com.au
Install printer driver

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Solved: Loading cursor flickering in Word 2010 and 2007

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