cursor jumping around in text

SarahSmile516 wrote:

I have a new MacBook Pro 15 with the Touch Bar. I use the Magic Mouse. However, when I'm typing, most noticeably in Word or in Outlook, but could be any area where there is text input, the cursor will jump all over the place. Sometimes I rest my palms on the palm rest outside the track pad, but I'm not touching the trackpad.

I type fast so it is very disconcerting and annoying when, right in the middle of typing text, the cursor jumps to a different location.

I didn't notice this when I first got my MacBook... it's been about a month... and now it seems to be a problem.

If your pointer is jumpy when you use a trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse - Apple Support

you can referer to this thread for more ideas: Cursor jumps around

If need be you can trouble shoot further you can:

Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen as certain system caches, dynamic loader cache etc get cleared and

rebuilt. This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.

Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.