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RJBrenemanToo
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Apr 03, 2026

Multi-line Text Box misleading text and cursor display

Starting with 365 Version 2603 on 4K monitor, in a multi-line text box, typing multiple words followed by line feeds (Enter key) then moving cursor back up to previous line causes trailing characters...
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Shane Groff
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Apr 04, 2026

Could you try setting this registry value on a machine with this behavior and see if it changes? 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\ExperimentEcs\Overrides\Microsoft.Office.Access.UseGetTextExtentExPointInPwchFitDx "false"