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Accessibility Tutorials / Windows Vista

Change the color and size of mouse pointers

You can choose a mouse pointer scheme to increase visibility of the mouse pointer on your screen.

Mouse actions
Keyboard actions
1

To open the Ease of Access Center, select:

  • Start.
  • Control Panel.
  • Ease of Access.
  • Ease of Access Center.

To open the Ease of Access Center, press:

  • Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] +U.
2

Under Explore all settings, select:

  • Make the mouse easier to use.

Under Explore all settings, select:

  • Make the mouse easier to use by pressing TAB, then ENTER.
3

Under Mouse pointers:

  • Select a cursor and pointer combination.
  • Select Save.

Under Mouse pointers, select a cursor/pointer combination by pressing:

  • ALT+R for Regular White
  • ALT+U for Regular Black
  • ALT+G for Regular Inverting
  • ALT+L for Large White
  • ALT+B for Large Black
  • ALT+I for Large Inverting
  • ALT+X for Extra Large White
  • ALT+K for Extra Large Black
  • ALT+N for Extra Large Inverting
  • Select Save by pressing ALT+S.

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