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florismkleijne
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Aug 01, 2025
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Text cursor misbehaving in Access text field, what causes this and how do I fix it?

Steps to reproduce: create a data-bound form with textboxes showing text field values. Place the cursor in a textbox. Type. In my Microsoft Access 2016 accdb, I have a form with textboxes showing ta...
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  • Karl_Donaubauer's avatar
    Karl_Donaubauer
    Aug 01, 2025

    Hi,

    Access doesn't render the new default font Aptos (Detail) correctly.

    George already mentioned the workaround. You have to choose a(ny) different font, e.g. Aptos Display (Header) which looks similar and doesn't have this problem.

    edit: I forgot to mention the other workaround we found out in an AFo discussion last year: It also helps to simply change the font size from the default 11 point to any other size.

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warnerbrase112
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Aug 02, 2025

Funny how Microsoft chose a default font that one of their own apps struggles to render properly. Changing the font finally solved the issue. Coincidentally, I was editing some content for an instagram reels download guide at the time, and needed everything to look just right. Honestly, I was never that fond of Aptos anyway.

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