# Changing Pointer Icons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 25, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278 "2004-05-25T13:32:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cswisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@cswisher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cswisher)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278/1 "2004-05-25T13:32:35Z")

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So, normally the mouse pointer is the arrow. When it’s over something with an on(press) event or some such, it turns into a “pointing finger.”

Is there any way to force it to change to some other icon? Specifically, I have a draggable movieclip that I’d like to control with a “grabbing hand” pointer, but Flash insists on making it a “pointing finger,” which I feel is a little confusing to users. Is this possible at all?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278/2 "2004-05-25T17:40:41Z")

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See Scotty that’s why we’re such a good team. I come up with the ideas and you write the brilliant code to match!! 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278/3 "2004-05-25T17:49:28Z")

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:krazy: :krazy:  
[SIZE=1]let’s hope the code works then, didn’t test it[/SIZE]

scotty(-:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278/4 "2004-05-25T17:56:22Z")

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I have faith in you. :?)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-pointer-icons/111278/5 "2004-05-25T18:00:57Z")

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=)