Move System Caret with Focus/Selection Changes

When selected, this accessibility option moves the system caret (cursor or insertion point) when the focus/selection changes. This option improves the functionality of some screen readers and screen magnifiers that use the “system caret” (cursor) to determine which area of the screen to read or magnify. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Internet Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Internet Options.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Internet Options by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Internet Properties dialog box:

Select the Advanced tab.

In the Internet Options dialog box:

Move to the Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Accessibility:

Turn the Move system caret with focus/selection changes setting on or off by selecting or clearing its check box.

On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Accessibility:

Move to the Move system caret with focus/selection changes setting by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
Turn the setting on or off (select or clear) the check box by pressing SPACEBAR.

To save your settings and close the dialog box:

Select OK.

To save your settings and close the dialog box:

Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

[image: Control Panel: Internet Options: Advanced tab: Settings: Move system caret with focus/selection changes]

Control Panel: Internet Options: Advanced tab: Settings: Move system caret with focus/selection changes

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Move System Caret with Focus/Selection Changes

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