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SQL Server Mouse Cursor Problems - Wide Mouse Cursor - wide block cursor

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Article ID:
157
Date Created
Monday, January 2, 2012
Last Updated
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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Short Desc
When working in SQL Server Management Studio, you might inadvertently hit the wrong keys on the keyboard, of which, will cause your mouse cursor to change from a line to a wide block.
Details
When working in the SQL Server Management Studio Query Editor, you might inadvertently hit the wrong keys on the keyboard, of which, will cause the mouse cursor to go from a thin line, to a wide block.

Example Wide Cursor
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Example Thin Default Cursor
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Recreate Issue
To recreate this issue.

Inside of SQL Server Management Studio Query Editor, press the following Keyboard Keys
FN + Ins (without the +)

Pressing the above two keys, will change your mouse cursor to a wide block cursor.
Resolve Issue
To resolve this issue.

Resolution #1:
Inside of SQL Server Management Studio Query Editor, press the following Keyboard Keys
FN + Ins (without the +)

This will change the cursor back to the default cursor.
Pressing the keys, will change the cursor from thin to wide and vise-versa.

Resolution #2:
If resolution #1, does not correct the issue, then try closing out of SQL Server Management Studio. Then re-open Management Studio. This usually reset everything back to normal that once was not working correctly.

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