Cursor disappearing when holding CTRL key

Question

The mouse cursor disappears when holding down the CTRL key in PowerPoint 2010.

Is this a setting that can be changed? I use the CTRL key all the time to re-size graphics, text boxes, etc. and the cursor going invisible makes things difficult.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I was having the same problem.

First I changed the personalize desktop setting to Windows Classic - the cursor did not disappear when I pressed Ctrl.

Then I reset it to Windows Basic and then back to Aero. The cursor remained visible.

Answer 2

Thanks for getting back with the info. You might want to see if there's an upgraded driver for your graphics card.

Answer 3

Thanks for the quick replies, disabling graphics HW acceleration seemed to fix the issue!

Answer 4

I've never seen this either but you could try:

1. File >> Options>>Advanced >> Disable graphics hardware acceleration
2. Right Click desktop >> Personalise and choose Windows basic to temporarily disable aero settings

let us know if either have any effect.

Answer 5

While in the show mode, holding CTRL hides the cursor (new in 2010).

But I have to assume you're talking about while in the edit mode, right? (That's where you edit graphics and text boxes.) I too use optional keys like CTRL with the mouse a lot when sizing, but I've never seen it hide the cursor. I can't replicate the issue and know of no settings for that. Perhaps someone else might know of such an issue like that. Perhaps a video card or Win7 issue?