The mouse pointer has disappeared; how do I make it reappear?

The mouse pointer doesn't show, so I have to do everything by tapping on the screen.

Note that you have switched on caret browsing.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/accessibility.browsewithcaret
You can toggle caret browsing on/off by pressing F7 (Mac: fn + F7).
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility_features_of_Firefox
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
*Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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== I should install Adobe

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''(Linux & OSX see: [[Menu bar is missing]] )''
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'''Full Screen mode'''
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Netbooks#Full_screen
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''You may be able to update from the Adobe Reader installed on your system'' instead of going to the Adobe site and downloading. Start > Program Files, find and click Adobe Reader to open, click Help, click Check for Updates.
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Hello Ibonedm,
Sol 1. Please try sign out from Creative cloud Desktop App and quit it.
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2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select Preferences.
3. In the Preferences menu, under General, click the Account tab.
4. Click Sign Out from Creative Cloud.
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Sol 2. Check your Hosts file.
Windows
1. Choose Start > Run, type %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc, and then press Enter.
2. Locate Hosts file and move it to Desktop
3. Right-click the hosts file and select Open. Select Notepad for the application to open the hosts file.
4. Back up the hosts file: Choose File > Save As, save the file as hosts.backup, and then click OK.
5. Search the hosts file for entries that reference activate.adobe.com (for example, 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com) and delete these entries.
6. Save and close the file and move it back to Etc folder.
Mac OS
1. Log in as an administrator to edit the hosts file in Mac OS.
2. In a Finder window, choose Go > Go To Folder.
3. Type /etc.
4. Select the hosts file and move it on Desktop open it.
5. Back up the hosts file: Choose File > Save As, save the file as hosts.backup, and then click OK.
6. Search the hosts file for entries that reference activate.adobe.com (for example, 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com) and delete these entries.
7. Move Hosts file back to etc folder
8. Save and close the file.
Then try launching Photoshop CC 2014 or Illustrator CC 2014
If prompt for License this software, please click on it and sign in with the Adobe ID and Password which you have used to purchase the subscription and check if you can activate and use the products.
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Hi Linc,
Thanks for the pointer. Neither of the Adobe plug-ins mentioned in the linked discussion are installed on my MBP; in fact the only one installed is the Google Earth We Plug-in.
In the meantime, the mouse pointer has gone back to behaving normally. The only significant action I can think of is that the MBP was shut down for a little over 10 hours today. I had restarted it a couple of times last night, but had not let it sit for any extended time.
Still a mystery.
Regards,
Barry

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I'm having an extremely frustrating time trying to use Fireworks CS5 as the mouse pointer keeps disappearing at random. Switching to another app and back to Fireworks doesn't fix things - restarting Fireworks or force quitting every 5 - 10 mins seems to be the only way to fix it.
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Thanks Linda but I'm not using a wireless mouse - or a USB hub. The issue occurs if the mouse is plugged into the apple keyboard or directly into the Macbook Pro.
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