Mouse cursor in Word 14.3.5 turns light grey on MacBook Air

I am also having the same problem. I had been using an old macbook pro and thought the usability was ridiculous so I switched back to a PC. When it was time to get a new machine, I decided I wanted a sexy little macbook air and assumed that in the 5 years that had passed that the usability would have improved and that all my friends who love macs hadn't actually been brainwashed. I've been dealing with this problem since the start. I assumed it was some sort of glitch in my machine. But look at this, it can't be. This problem is clearly systemic. I write for a living so this is extremely annoying. Fix it apple. Fix it apple. Fix it apple.

Kabury, which version of Acrobat are you using? I use Acrobat Professional 9, latest update. Does a newer version not have the problem? Which one?

I also acknowledge the same problem in Word when trying to select italic text. Using Word 2008. Will update help?

I am using Office WORD Mac 20111, v 14.3.9 (the latest) with the same problem. And using Adobe Acrobat Pro X and Adobe Illustrator CS5 - all with the same problems.

Waiting for Apple to make the fix.

Same problem here, also with a 2013 MacBook Air

13-inch, Mid 2013

Processor 1,7 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5000 1024 MB

I Have the Same Problem in Quark 9.51!!!

the cursor is only light grey and extremly hard to find in the document!!!

Apple please fix it!!!

It is adobe acrobat v9.5.5.. It happened with vanilla acrobat v9.0. So I did all the updates to 9.5.5 but the problem remains. I don't have version 11. I will try acrobat reader.

OK just tested Adobe Acrobat Reader XI and it is fine.

Marian33 - to clarify, how did you verify the issue on the MacBook Airs in the store - do they have Office/Word installed?

We tested a MacBook Pro in the Apple Store with the same OS as the new MacBook Airs and it did NOT have the same problem. We only tested in Word.

Exact same problem -- cursor becomes very, very faint. It happens for me also in Adobe Acrobat Porfessional. Very annoying. Two people at the genius bar today had no idea what to do about it.

Of course MS is responsible for all bugs. Except they don't own Adobe.

Exact same problem in Adobe Acrobat Porfessional and Microsoft Word 2011. Very disappointing. I am going to return my new MBA.

Same problem with Adobe Acrobat Porfessional and Microsoft Word 2011. Apparently the problem started yesterday (I bought the laptop a couple of weeks ago).