
I have found documentation suggesting it but the animation is actually working properly for me, so I’m not able to reproduce the lag with the “smooth typing” function in Word 2016 or Outlook 2016 to prove it. The Registry Key solution should also work for Office 2016. I look forward to diving into it further. The color scheme and presentation styles work particularly well on Windows 8. Overall, I like the other features of Office 2013. It might be something I would get used to or could learn to ignore but I don’t think it was a matter of familiarity since it was lagging behind and jumpy. Now, with the registry key in place, I can go about using Office 2013 without it causing confusion in my fingers. Disabling hardware acceleration and unchecking smart cursoring sounded promising but didn’t fix the problem. I checked through all of the Options and couldn’t find anything that solved the problem. Unfortunately and what seems to becoming the norm for Microsoft products, there is not an option to disable the animation through the application options. HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Graphics Instead, to stop only the cursor animation in Office 2013, create a DWORD key in the Registry through Regedit at: The above method affects all applications unfortunately, which may mean it could change the behavior of something else inadvertently. Hit ‘Apply’ and test your typing in Word 2013 to see the difference. On the Performance Options window that pops up, uncheck the box ‘Animate controls and elements inside windows’.

Next hit the Settings… button under Performance. Right-click on Computer and go to Properties. There is, further, a large difference between reading off of reflected light (as in print) and transmitted light (as on a computer screen).īut all of those arguments aside, if a person wants vivid green lettering on a bright purple background - that is an entirely personal decision and should not be limited or constrained by the prejudices, however strong, of a software designer - at least not one that would like her or his product to be used and loved.To disable the cursor animation, the first method is the one seen in the video above. The reason books are black letters on white paper has everything to do with the properties of cellulose and ink, and nothing to do with ease on the eyes. I (and a large community of computer users) find darker backgrounds with light letters easier on the eyes. I would greatly appreciate a cursor that would match the color of the text, and respectfully ask for that upgrade to be made. I also prefer a black background, have always used one in Texniccenter, and the inability to see the cursor in Alpha (which is an otherwise wonderful program) is more or less a deal breaker. That is quite an unnecessarily dismissive reply.
