Paul, it seems the issue is with Word 2013, and you caused me to go farther than I have ever been before!

I did change the size of the blinking cursor from 1 to 2 and it worked! I am once again a happy Word user.

Here are the steps.

How to change the size of the cursor in Windows 8 (similar in other Windows OS)

Control Panel

Ease of Access

Make computer easier to use




Snip it does not show, however, you can do it!!!!!

Set the thickness of the blinking cursor: to whatever you desire. Try any number you want, however, 4 is rather think, and 1 (default) is not visible in Text Boundaries in Word!

However, 2 looks so normal! I would suggest using 2 but not much larger! 1 does not show in Text Boundaries in Word 2013, but "2" does!

Good luck.