Jumpy mouse cursor: bug in Acrobat 10.1.12?

Is there a patch or fix for erratic mouse (jumpy cursor) at the edge of an Acrobat application window? When I move the cursor over any of the four sides or edges of an open window without clicking, the cursor jumps back and forth over the edge/border. This only happens when Acrobat is the active application, i.e. not when I'm using another application but happen to move my mouse over the boundaries of the Acrobat window.
This seems to have appeared suddenly.
OS: Mac 10.6.8.
Things I've tried:
Reboot
Changing to different mouse
Changing the mousing surface
Cleaning the mouse lens
Closing other open applications
Thank you,
Jenn.
P.S. I couldn't find the right sub-forum to post this question - please redirect this question if needed.

Are you sure didn't have the Shift key down at the same time as you pressed Cmd and the + (plus) key?
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