Select a pointer role to replace, click on Browse, and navigate to your downloaded cursor. Repeat for another cursor role and then click OK.ĭouble click the Mouse icon to display Mouse Properties and then switch to Pointers tab.Select a cursor to modify and click on Browse button.
Switch to classic view or navigate to Hardware and Devices section if you do not see the Mouse icon. Using Control Panel to change cursorįirst, make sure, you have already downloaded the cursor to your computer as described above and you know in which folder the cursor file is.įollow these steps (assuming you have Windows XP): If you change your cursors often, consider using this freeware utility. You may change cursor for each role in Control Panel. Windows uses different cursors in different situations. Changing your active cursorĬhanging cursor is NOT as simple as double-clicking it.
zip means or how to extract files from a zip archive, stick with downloading individual cursors one by one.
Cursors are stored in a zipped archive and you will need to extract individual cursors before you can use them. If you are having trouble downloading cursors, right-click on cursor's file name and choose "Save target as" from context menu.Ĭursor sets are downloaded similarly to cursors - just click on the cursor set name (for example "M圜ursorSet.zip"). You can select any folder, just remember which one you selected - you will need to know where the cursor is to customize your active mouse cursor. Your browser may also ask you to pick a location on your computer to save the file to. If for your browser does not display the download dialog, right-click on the cursor name and select "Save target as." or "Save link as." or similar command (the exact wording depends on your browser). Pick the option that saves the cursor to your computer. Your internet browser displays a dialog asking you what it should do with the clicked file. To download a cursor click on its file name (for example "M圜ursor.cur"), not on its preview image. A cursor set contains multiple cursors with similar style. The cursor library contains both standalone cursors and cursor sets.