Acrobat X Highlight Text Tool Problem

I am having trouble using the highlighter in Acrobat X. When one highlights text, the text is backlit with the color of the highlighter...at least that's how highlighting is supposed to work (and how it worked in Acrobat 9.x and how it works in Microsoft Word). My experience thus far is that when I hightlight text in Acrobat X, the highlight color is painted OVER the text, completely covering it so it can not be seen. Changing the opacity of the highlighter mere lets a very dim semblance of text show. Below is an example of text highlighted in Acrobat X using the highlight tool, and for comparison, the same text hightlighted in Microsoft Word. In Acrobat the text is completely covered with the highlight color (and reducing the opacity of the highlighter doesn't solve the problem because the text is barely viewable until highlighter opacity is set to near ZERO).
I would like to know how to get the highlighter to behave correctly (as it did in Acrobat 9.x and as it does in Word).

Since posting this, I have uncovered a solution on other posts in this form:
Go into Acrobat X prefs, then, under Page Display, UNcheck "Use 2-D Graphics Acceleration".
What 2-D graphics acceleration has to do with highlighting text is a complete mystery to me...and apparently to others on this forum. Most importantly, the problem is resolved.
I hope this helps others experiencing this problem...
Chick

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