How to get rid of 4-way arrow in MS Word for Mac 2011?

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How to get rid of 4-way arrow in MS Word for Mac 2011?

I'm trying to enter text into an Avery business card template. When I open the document, I am able to enter text for the first card/text box. But after I try to work with any other text box, the cursor switches to a four way arrow, and I'm unable to enter text. I tried pressing the ESC key, as per google search, to no avail. I suspect this template was created for Windows. Does anyone know of a business card template for Avery business cards paper that works for Mac? Avery, confusingly, has dozens of templates with exactly the same description. How do I know which to use for my computer? Or how do I work with the template I have?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 10, 2020 9:08 AM

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BDAqua

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Oct 10, 2020 10:03 AM in response to Arandel

Did this happen after the 2020-005 SecUpd for Mojave?

Try reinstalling this in Safe Mode, but not using Firefox...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-mojave/id1398502828?mt=12

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup).

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Wilddrums

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Oct 10, 2020 9:39 AM in response to Arandel

Well... It depends. Do you have the Avery reference number? There are a lot of built-in templates for Avery. You can also create your own template. I did it in the past. Not that difficult and you have full control.

WD

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Oct 10, 2020 9:11 AM in response to Arandel

Neither Word nor Avery are Apple products. You might try asking for their assistance in using their respective product.

Microsoft Help Communities

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Wilddrums

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Oct 10, 2020 9:15 AM in response to Arandel

I never used third party provided templates to print labels... I always used the built in Word label function. I don't remember exactly for Word 2011 but it must be similar to current version.

TS

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Arandel Author

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Oct 10, 2020 9:35 AM in response to Wilddrums

Thanks, but I don't think there is a built-in Word label or card function that fits the Avery business cards paper. It has very specific formatting.

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Oct 10, 2020 9:40 AM in response to Arandel

Word includes Avery templates.

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How to get rid of 4-way arrow in MS Word for Mac 2011?

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