Cursor bug on Microsoft Word iPadOS (gray/blue)

When I trying to select a specific character on Word using 2 fingers 2 cursors appears, one in blue and the other in gray, but they are extremely unsync, ridiculously so, making me sometimes put the blue, which the one I control completely outside the text in order select what I want, anyone had the same experience?

This how it should be

How it is

iPad Pro, iPadOS 17

Posted on Nov 2, 2023 12:34 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 2, 2023 5:56 AM in response to Gadeields9309

You need to contact MS regarding bugs in the apps it makes.

The best forum for seeking help with MS Word for iPad is at

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-msoffice_unknown-mso_OPiOS?sort=LastReplyDate&dir=Desc&tab=All&status=all&mod=&modAge=&advFil=&postedAfter=&postedBefore=&threadType=all&isFilterExpanded=true&page=1

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