MousePointer Property

Applies To

CheckBox control, ComboBox control, CommandButton control, Frame control, Image control, Label control, ListBox control, OptionButton control, ScrollBar control, SpinButton control, TabStrip control, TextBox control, ToggleButton control, UserForm object.

Description

Specifies the type of pointer displayed when the user positions the mouse over a particular object.

Syntax

object.MousePointer [= fmMousePointer]

The MousePointer property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Required. A valid object.

fmMousePointer

Optional. The shape you want for the mouse pointer.


Settings

The settings for fmMousePointer are:

Constant

Value

Description

fmMousePointerDefault

0

Standard pointer. The image is determined by the object (default).

fmMousePointerArrow

1

Arrow.

fmMousePointerCross

2

Cross-hair pointer.

fmMousePointerIBeam

3

I-beam.

fmMousePointerSizeNESW

6

Double arrow pointing northeast and southwest.

fmMousePointerSizeNS

7

Double arrow pointing north and south.

fmMousePointerSizeNWSE

8

Double arrow pointing northwest and southeast.

fmMousePointerSizeWE

9

Double arrow pointing west and east.

fmMousePointerUpArrow

10

Up arrow.

fmMousePointerHourglass

11

Hourglass.

fmMousePointerNoDrop

12

"Not" symbol (circle with a diagonal line) on top of the object being dragged. Indicates an invalid drop target.

fmMousePointerAppStarting

13

Arrow with an hourglass.

fmMousePointerHelp

14

Arrow with a question mark.

fmMousePointerSizeAll

15

Size all cursor (arrows pointing north, south, east, and west).

fmMousePointerCustom

99

Uses the icon specified by the MouseIcon property.


Remarks

Use the MousePointer property when you want to indicate changes in functionality as the mouse pointer passes over controls on a form. For example, the hourglass setting (11) is useful to indicate that the user must wait for a process or operation to finish.

Some icons vary depending on system settings, such as the icons associated with desktop themes.

See Also

MouseIcon property.

Example

See the MouseIcon property example.