Changing shadow cursor and dragging settings
The shadow cursor displays when you point to text or to white space (background), but only in the active editing area. The purpose of the shadow cursor is to show you exactly where the cursor will go when you click the mouse.
You can change settings for the shadow cursor, including how the shadow cursor reacts in the document window and how it displays.
You can enable the drag option. The drag option lets you drag to set the size of a graphic.
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Click Tools
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Click Display.
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In the Display settings dialog box, click the Document tab.
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In the Shadow cursor area, open the Color picker, and click a color.
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Open the Shape picker, and click a shape.
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In the Active in area, enable one of the following options:
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Text — lets the shadow cursor become active when positioned in text
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White space — lets the shadow cursor become active when positioned in white space
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Both — lets the shadow cursor become active when positioned in text or white space
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In the Snap to area, enable one of the following options:
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Margins — makes the shadow cursor snap to margins
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Tabs — makes the shadow cursor snap to tab settings
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Indent — makes the shadow cursor snap to indents
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Spaces — makes the shadow cursor snap to spaces
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If you choose to have the shadow cursor active only in text, the Snap to options are not available.
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To enable the drag option | |
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Click Tools
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Click Environment.
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In the Environment settings dialog box, click the Graphics tab.
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Enable the Drag to create new graphic boxes check box.
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