You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Blue highlighted area on my Mac

When I hit spacebar accidentally a blue highlighted area (like the one in the screenshot) pops out, which is not easy to get rid of.

It also causes problems while working in excel. When I try to edit cells and hit spacebar, it does not work properly. Instead, again, the same highlighted area pops out like the one in the screenshot 2 (now it is green)

If anyone knows how to get rid of it / fix it, please, let me know.

Thank you!

Posted on Mar 12, 2022 3:04 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Mar 12, 2022 4:49 AM

Alexprod wrote:

When I hit spacebar accidentally a blue highlighted area (like the one in the screenshot) pops out, which is not easy to get rid of.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/679cb11e-20c1-4977-aa1e-d1f082f89640
It also causes problems while working in excel. When I try to edit cells and hit spacebar, it does not work properly. Instead, again, the same highlighted area pops out like the one in the screenshot 2 (now it is green)
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ae82a20f-06ef-4951-92b0-23715f69afb6
If anyone knows how to get rid of it / fix it, please, let me know.
Thank you!



>System Preferences>Accessibility something got turned on here.


For ex see

—Full Keyboard Access enabled in Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.

—Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.

— turned on the “VoiceOver”



Get started with accessibility features on Mac - Apple Support






1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Mar 12, 2022 4:49 AM in response to Alexprod

Alexprod wrote:

When I hit spacebar accidentally a blue highlighted area (like the one in the screenshot) pops out, which is not easy to get rid of.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/679cb11e-20c1-4977-aa1e-d1f082f89640
It also causes problems while working in excel. When I try to edit cells and hit spacebar, it does not work properly. Instead, again, the same highlighted area pops out like the one in the screenshot 2 (now it is green)
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ae82a20f-06ef-4951-92b0-23715f69afb6
If anyone knows how to get rid of it / fix it, please, let me know.
Thank you!



>System Preferences>Accessibility something got turned on here.


For ex see

—Full Keyboard Access enabled in Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.

—Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.

— turned on the “VoiceOver”



Get started with accessibility features on Mac - Apple Support






Blue highlighted area on my Mac

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.