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Insert cursor appears in web pages

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If I click inside a web page a little insert blinking cursor appears, and won't let me scroll easily with the arrow keys.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I just updated firefox

If I click inside a web page a little insert blinking cursor appears, and won't let me scroll easily with the arrow keys. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I just updated firefox

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cor-el
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You may have switched on caret browsing: press F7 to toggle See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works

Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Accessibility: [[ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages" See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility_features_of_Firefox