To ensure that the pointer doesn't block your view of the text you're typing, under Visibility, select the Hide pointer while typing check box. To make the pointer easier to find when you move it, under Visibility, select the Display pointer trails check box, and then move the slider toward Short or Long to decrease or increase the length of the pointer trail. In some programs, you'll need to move the mouse pointer to the button you want to click.) To speed up the process of selecting a choice when a dialog box appears, under Snap To, select the Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box check box. To make the pointer work more accurately when you're moving the mouse slowly, under Motion, select the Enhance pointer precision check box. To change the speed at which the mouse pointer moves, under Motion, move the Select a pointer speed slider toward Slow or Fast. In the search box, type mouse, and then click Mouse.Ĭlick the Pointer Options tab, and then do any of the following: WaitCursor - Gets the wait cursor, typically an hourglass shape.Open Mouse Properties by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel.VSplit - Gets the cursor that appears when the mouse is positioned over a vertical splitter bar.UpArrow - Gets the up arrow cursor, typically used to identify an insertion point.SizeWE - Gets the two-headed horizontal (west/east) sizing cursor.SizeNWSE - Gets the two-headed diagonal (northwest/southeast) sizing cursor.SizeNS - Gets the two-headed vertical (north/south) sizing cursor.SizeNESW - Gets the two-headed diagonal (northeast/southwest) sizing cursor.SizeAll - Gets the four-headed sizing cursor, which consists of four joined arrows that point north, south, east, and west.PanWest - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally to the left.PanSW Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally and vertically downward and to the left.PanSouth - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling vertically in a downward direction.You can configure the appearance of these and other types of mouse pointers and manage them collectively by. The three types of mouse pointers you see the most are the Normal Select pointer, the Text Select pointer, and the Link Select pointer. PanSE - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally and vertically downward and to the right. A pointer scheme is a set of mouse pointers that you use together.PanNW - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally and vertically upward and to the left.PanNE - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling vertically in an upward direction.PanNorth - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally and vertically upward and to the right.PanNE - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is moving and the window is scrolling horizontally to the right.PanEast - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is not moving, but the window can be scrolled in a horizontal direction.NoMoveVert - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is not moving, but the window can be scrolled in a vertical direction.NoMoveHoriz - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is not moving, but the window can be scrolled in a horizontal direction.NoMove2D - Gets the cursor that appears during wheel operations when the mouse is not moving, but the window can be scrolled in both a horizontal and vertical direction.No - Gets the cursor that indicates that a particular region is invalid for the current operation.IBeam - Gets the I-beam cursor, which is used to show where the text cursor appears when the mouse is clicked.HSplit - Gets the cursor that appears when the mouse is positioned over a horizontal splitter bar.Help - Gets the Help cursor, which is a combination of an arrow and a question mark.Hand - Gets the hand cursor, typically used when hovering over a Web link.Default - Gets the default cursor, which is usually an arrow cursor.AppStarting - Gets the cursor that appears when an application starts.