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What is the caret, what is the cursor?

April 26, 2017caret cursor

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What is the caret, what is the cursor?

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The cursor is the mouse pointer. It is usually an arrow or an I-Beam when over the text. It is controlled by the mouse. The caret is the blinking bar that is in the text at the point where you are editing. It can be placed by clicking the mouse or moved by the cursor keys.