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Why is the Pages insertion point too small

The ‘insertion point’ in Pages word processing documents is very difficult to see due to its small size and yellow colour.


Several replies to this issue have mistaken the ‘insertion point’ for the mouse pointer which Apple devices can easily change in size and colour but is a completely different issue.


No-one seems to be able to answer the question of how to increase the size or appearance of the ‘insertion point’ and people have been requesting Apple to address this problem for nearly a decade !!!


  1. Is there a solution I’m not aware of ?
  2. Have Apple simply not bothered to address this accessibility issue?? Or
  3. Is no one using Pages these days so nobody cares anyway ???

Posted on Apr 5, 2024 10:16 AM

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Apr 5, 2024 10:36 AM in response to PRW9

By changing the System Preferences/Settings : Appearance : Accent Color to Blue (my choice), it is much easier to see than the default yellow insertion beam.


There is no setting in Pages or System Preferences to alter the Pages insertion beam height, other than use a larger Pages document zoom setting (e.g. 125 - 150).


People are using Pages or this community would be empty of posts.


From the Pages application menu, you can send feedback directly to the Pages product team. As these are fellow user supported communities, no product teams participate here, or will read your post.

Jun 13, 2024 3:45 PM in response to VikingOSX

"By changing the System Preferences/Settings : Appearance : Accent Color to Blue (my choice), it is much easier to see than the default yellow insertion beam."


Thank you VikingOSX. This for some reason didn't work for me the first time I tried it but at your suggestion I tried it again and it worked. The insertion-point now stands out clearly as my chosen color of green.

Why is the Pages insertion point too small

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