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Set Accessibility Preferences for Text Editors

The Accessibility Preferences settings affect the use of different carets in text editors.

Follow these steps:

  1. Select Preferences from the Window menu.

    The Preferences dialog appears.

  2. Navigate to General, Editors, Text Editors, Accessibility.

    The Accessibility Preferences dialog appears.

    Set Accessibility Preferences for Text Editors

  3. Set the following options to suit your needs:
    Use custom caret

    Uses the default custom caret for Overwrite and Insert modes.

    Default: On

    Enable thick caret

    Specifies thick caret for Overwrite and Insert modes.

    Default: On

  4. Click OK.

    The Diagram Trace Utility saves the new settings and closes the dialog.

Note: The Diagram Trace Utility does not support the Use characters to show changes in vertical ruler option.