Word 2013 Insertion Point stops blinking

[NeilSC]

I installed Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 - Word version 15.0.4420.1017 recently on a desktop computer running Windows 7 Enterprise, Service Pack 1

I noticed that when I have a document open in Word (saved or unsaved), after 30 seconds the insertion point stops blinking. Is this normal behavior in Word 2013? Or is it peculiar to the computer it is running on? If this is a "feature" of Word 2013, I don't want to waste any more time trying to find out how to keep the insertion point blinking

I have checked the Windows power setting to make sure they are set to Never Turn Off the Display, Never put the computer to sleep, and Never Hibernate. Allow Hybrid Sleep is also off.



It is a problem because the Word VBA Application.OnTime method does not run at the scheduled time (if the wait time is longer than 30 seconds), instead it waits until the mouse pointer is moved (or a keystroke is processed).