I suspect what you were seeing was the "Click and type" mouse pointer.
For more on the "Click and Type" feature, see the Help topic "Use Click and
Type to insert text and graphics" at
mk
MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Office\OFFICE11\1033\wdmain11.c
hm::/html/wdhowUseClickTypeToInsertFormatTextGraphics1.htm
If you are not using "Click and type," you can disable it on the Edit tab of
Tools | Options.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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