How to Change the Mouse Pointer Color
People often spend money on software that helps them personalize their computers and make them easier to use; if they did not do that, all computer desktops would look the same. Your business computers come with default icons, buttons and other controls that shape you and your colleges interact with the on-screen virtual world. Microsoft tailored Windows so that you can personalize many desktop features including the size and color of your computer’s mouse pointer.
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Click the Windows Start button and click your “Control Panel” icon.
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Click "Ease of Access" and then click the "Ease of Access Center" link.
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Click the "Make the Mouse Easier to Use" link to view a screen that has mouse settings. Controls on this page allow you to adjust your mouse's appearance and functionality.
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Find the Mouse Pointers section and review the list of mouse pointers that appear in that section. You will see a list of radio buttons with names such as "Regular White" and "Large Black" Small images next to the radio buttons show how each cursor looks.
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Click the radio button next to the color you would like to use, either white or black, and then click "OK." Your mouse changes to the size and color you selected.
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- Find additional ways to make your computer more fun and productive by reviewing the other links on the Ease of Access Center screen. There you will find links such as "Make the computer easier to see," "Make the keyboard easier to use" and "Make it easier to focus on tasks." Click any of those links to view the settings you can change that affect your computing environment and display
- Windows 7 comes with themes you can select to change your desktop's appearance. Because themes control the way mouse pointers look, you may see different mouse pointer selections, depending on your current window theme.
- You can also download cursors from the Web that have different colors and animation effects. Find these by searching the Internet for "Windows cursors."
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