Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Mobile keyboards have come a long way over the years, but it’s ...

The screen pointer that appears when text can be highlighted or edited. The text cursor is a vertical line (|). Also called a "caret," "i-cursor" or "I-beam," it may or may not blink. If the cursor is ...

How to enhance your text cursor and mouse pointer in Windows 10 Your email has been sent Sometimes you can lose track of your text cursor and mouse pointer in Windows 10–they can disappear for a ...

Windows 10 Team has always made sure that anyone can use the operating system. It is the reason why Accessibility is built into the core, and with every update, it has brought new features and fixes.

In Windows 11 or Windows 10 operating system, the text cursor is that blinking line at the end of what you are typing. Caret Timeout (default is 5000 milliseconds or 5 seconds) is the time in ...

Texting has become more popular than calling, thanks to its accessibility and convenience provided by features like touchscreen keyboards and predictive typing algorithms. Precision in typing can be a ...

Google is making a few improvements to its Slides presentation tool in Google Drive today. The company announced a few new features for the web app including real-time text cursors and some user ...

Apple this week released the first iOS 15 beta to developers, and away from the brouhaha surrounding its many tentpole features, many notable tweaks and improvements are continuing to be uncovered.

With the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple introduced a number of new text editing taps and gestures that can be performed on both iPhones and iPads. These taps and gestures make it quicker and ...

Not a fan of your Mac's default text cursor blink rate? MacIssues points out that it's super easy to change with a couple of Terminal commands. If you're running OS X 10.8 or earlier, you need just ...

Mobile text editing on smartphones is a persistent challenge, with issues like inaccurate cursor placement and unwanted selections hindering user experience. Existing solutions for mobile text editing ...

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