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Insert point showing up in firefox, how do i remove it?

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Amxx
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Recently i noticed i got an insert point showing up anywhere i click on the browser, ill post a picture to show what it looks like, how do i get it removed?

Recently i noticed i got an insert point showing up anywhere i click on the browser, ill post a picture to show what it looks like, how do i get it removed?

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Try hitting the F7 key.

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Amxx
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http://i.imgur.com/xhBkpiF.jpg

the-edmeister
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Try hitting the F7 key.

cor-el
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This is called caret browsing.

You can toggle caret browsing on/off by pressing F7 (Mac: fn + F7).

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"

Note that this is an accessibility feature of Firefox.