Black rectangle

How can I get rid of the black rectangle that is usually on the back page arrow or right now it is around the apple at the top of the page? Sometimes it will go around half the stuff on the page. If safari is not open it will go around an icon on the desk top. I have tried restoring my defaults on the mouse and in system preferences.

Hi
It sounds like you've accidentally turned on the Voiceover feature. Go into System Preferences - Universal Access, and turn off Voiceover if it's on.
The keyboard shortcut is cmd-F5 so it's not too difficult to hit it by mistake.
Matt

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