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Test symbol appears everytime

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ofek_g
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Everytime I click on the page the text symbol appears. It means that if I click on a word or anything else it will give me the symbol when you can write things. It seems that I can write things where I click but I can't.

Example: http://i.imgur.com/tvVZftz.png


I tried to reinstall the program but it didn't worked.

Everytime I click on the page the text symbol appears. It means that if I click on a word or anything else it will give me the symbol when you can write things. It seems that I can write things where I click but I can't. Example: http://i.imgur.com/tvVZftz.png I tried to reinstall the program but it didn't worked.

Chosen solution

There is a feature named "caret" browsing which allows you to navigate around a page using just the keyboard. I think that might have been turned on accidentally. This could happen by pressing the F7 function key. The F7 key also should turn it off.

If it stays on, check the Advanced section of the Options dialog to see whether it is set there.

orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced > General

This support article describes that part of the dialog in more detail: Advanced panel - Accessibility, browsing, network, updates, and other advanced settings in Firefox.

Can you fix it?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Chosen Solution

There is a feature named "caret" browsing which allows you to navigate around a page using just the keyboard. I think that might have been turned on accidentally. This could happen by pressing the F7 function key. The F7 key also should turn it off.

If it stays on, check the Advanced section of the Options dialog to see whether it is set there.

orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced > General

This support article describes that part of the dialog in more detail: Advanced panel - Accessibility, browsing, network, updates, and other advanced settings in Firefox.

Can you fix it?

ofek_g
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It worked. Finally after 2 months it doesn't appear.

Thanks.