{"id":530,"date":"2019-06-27T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/?p=530"},"modified":"2019-06-27T10:02:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T17:02:01","slug":"chasing-the-cursor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/2019\/06\/27\/chasing-the-cursor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing the cursor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With larger monitors and more monitors, I have found that it has become increasingly difficult for me to find the mouse cursor on the screens.<\/p>\n<p>I remembered that there used to be some ways to change the cursors and set out to find it.\u00a0 Turns out it's pretty easy!<\/p>\n<p>Start by going to the Windows Settings app by selecting it from the start menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-52-00.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-52-00.png 436w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-52-00-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the Windows Settings app, select \"Ease of Access\"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1097\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58.png 1097w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58-300x172.png 300w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58-768x441.png 768w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58-1024x588.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-54-58-960x551.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the \"Ease of Access\" page select the \"Cursor and Pointer\" option on the left and then you can change the cursor size and color and also the caret thickness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1095\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02.png 1095w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02-300x172.png 300w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02-768x440.png 768w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02-1024x587.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-27_09-56-02-960x551.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since most of the windows I work on have a light background, I chose to use the black cursor and set the size to 3.\u00a0 You can only see the number for the size when you move the slider, but I found 3 to be a good size for both my 27\" 1080p monitors as well as my 32\" QHD (2560x1440 pixels)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_530\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"530\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With larger monitors and more monitors, I have found that it has become increasingly difficult for me to find the mouse cursor on the screens. 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