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Suddenly I can't highlight a block of text. The text is selected but does not show a highlighted colour. I've searched everywhere but I can not find a solution to this problem!

Posted on Dec 8, 2022 6:11 AM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2022 8:09 AM

The "usual drill" would be:


Restart, preferably using the 'hold the power button for ten seconds' SMC-reset-Equivalent.


run in Safe Mode, where no third-party anything is loaded automatically


create a new User, log in as that user, and see if the problem follow your User account


contact support:

Official Apple Support


.

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Dec 8, 2022 8:09 AM in response to paulatloxley

The "usual drill" would be:


Restart, preferably using the 'hold the power button for ten seconds' SMC-reset-Equivalent.


run in Safe Mode, where no third-party anything is loaded automatically


create a new User, log in as that user, and see if the problem follow your User account


contact support:

Official Apple Support


.

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