# Changing the hand cursor

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226>\
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**Created:** [July 10, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226 "2002-07-10T16:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ozzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@ozzy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ozzy)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/1 "2002-07-10T16:35:30Z")

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I was just wondering if anyone here knows how to disable the hand cursor.  
Now I DO NOT mean a custom cursor…I just want the arrow to remain when you move over a button (in Flash), and I don’t want it to change to the hand cursor.  
I know it can be done. I’ve done it before, but I forgot.  
Something like:  
Mouse.use–something = false;

If anyone knows, please let me know too.  
Thanks ppl.

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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:** [July 11, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/2 "2002-07-11T06:09:16Z")

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just don’t use buttons, use movie clips with a mouseDown and a hitTest.  
other than that you will have to just recreate the generic pointer as the mouse cursor in flash.  
🙂  
jeremy

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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:** [July 12, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/3 "2002-07-12T16:28:10Z")

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Use Flash MX.

pom :asian:

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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:** [July 12, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/4 "2002-07-12T17:24:43Z")

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ok ok, i got it.

i finally figured it out.  
the code is below.

//Sets hand cursor off for your button instance  
blueButton.useHandCursor = false;

//Sets hand cursor on for your button instance  
blueButton.useHandCursor = true;

This is what I wanted. If you guys haven’t tried it already…u should. its quite useful.

thanks for the help anyway. 🙂

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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:** [July 13, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/5 "2002-07-13T00:53:21Z")

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why would you disable the hand? It took the people at microsoft 2 monthes to create that! lol

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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:** [July 13, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/6 "2002-07-13T13:50:25Z")

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oh who cares about those microsoft guys anyway…lol

Well for one of my projects (building an interactive network blueprint for my employer) i needed to get rid of the hand cursor for one of them. People kept wondering why clicking on the button wouldn’t take them anywhere else (that’s when u kinda realize how stupid people can be).

anyway…just for THEIR “ease of use” i had to try an get rid of the ■■■■ hand cursor.

what can i say…people today are just not satisfied with anything.  
:-\

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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:** [July 13, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/7 "2002-07-13T14:04:20Z")

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OK, but this features in Flash MX only, not in Flash 5. And this is the Flash 5 forum 🙂

pom :asian:

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**Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/8 "2002-07-15T11:20:35Z")

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hmm…i think not.

i use only flash 5, cuz I DON’T have flash MX.  
it works perfectly fine for me.

oh well…as long as it works, im not complaining.

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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:** [July 15, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-hand-cursor/226/9 "2002-07-15T14:01:56Z")

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In my face. I was pretty sure though…

pom :asian: