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How to stop cursor from running off screen

the cursor runs off the screen (left or right but not up or down) and disappears. i have to swipe as far to bring it back (3 swipes left to right for example) as i swiped when it ran it off the screen (3 swipes right to left). i have looked throughout system preferences for a way to tell the cursor to stop at the screen edge, (or to reappear on the opposite side as though it had gone around the world instantly, as it were), as soon as it reaches the edge of the screen but find nothing. macbook pro 2020 M1 monterey 12.1. thank you for any help.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Mar 2, 2022 10:05 AM

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Mar 2, 2022 11:08 AM in response to ergotic

when multiple displays are in use, the default "Extended Desktop" means the cursor moves off the edge you specified (either deliberately or by accident) on to the other display. If you don't like which side the cursor is running off the edge, change these large blue Icons (which represent your displays) into the proper orientation:



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How to stop cursor from running off screen

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