# Using hyperlink mouse cursor in VB (for Word)

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**Created:** [May 25, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068 "2004-05-25T22:11:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068/1 "2004-05-25T22:11:50Z")

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I’m setting up a form for my dad to use on his machine in MS Word. I want it to work like the internet, so instead of radio buttons or command buttons, I used a few blue, underlined labels. Now I want the mouse cursor to look like it does when you move over a hyperlink in IE. (The little pointy hand.)

Sadly, the mousepointer property won’t cut it, so I need an image for the mouseicon form property. I did a screen capture, but of course it doesn’t capture the screen.

Anybody know where this image is on my computer?

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068/2 "2004-05-25T22:13:31Z")

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> [@Ellis Dee](#):
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> …but of course it doesn’t capture the **screen**

**mouse** , of course.

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**Author:** ![Armilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@Armilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Armilla)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068/3 "2004-05-25T23:02:33Z")

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I couldn’t find one, so I made one. Doesn’t take more than a couple of minutes if you’re familiar with the process.

Download this (huge 365 byte) file:  
[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~htaw/webhand.cur](http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~htaw/webhand.cur)

Set the MousePointer property to 99 (Custom) and load that .CUR file as the mouse icon.

As far as I know a copy of this cursor isn’t floating around loose on your system (but it could be for all I know). I think it’s an embedded resource in one of the system DLLs. I forget which one.

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068/4 "2004-05-26T00:47:49Z")

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> [@Armilla](#):
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> Download this (huge 365 byte) file:  
> [madasafish](http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~htaw/webhand.cur)

Sweet, thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hyperlink-mouse-cursor-in-vb-for-word/247068/5 "2004-05-26T01:18:16Z")

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In WinNT, Win2K, Win XP, & Win 2003, all cursors are stored as individual cursor files in %WinDir%\CURSORS. I expect the other earlier flavors of Windows are the same. Moving cursors are .ani files, while static cursors are .cur files.

You can simply do a search on your C-drive for files named \*.cur to see what’s available to play with.

The internet pointing hand is called HARROW.CUR.