# Hiding the cursor in flash 4

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-the-cursor-in-flash-4/3146
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [May 27, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-the-cursor-in-flash-4/3146 "2001-05-27T03:15:20Z")
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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 27, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-the-cursor-in-flash-4/3146/1 "2001-05-27T03:15:20Z")

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i know you can hide the cursor in flash 5, just seen a tutorial but can you do the same in flash 4. I want to change the cursor to a crosshair and have done that but i still can’t hide the cursor.  
anyone know if this is possible?  
Thanks

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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: [June 2, 2001, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-the-cursor-in-flash-4/3146/2 "2001-06-02T10:26:44Z")

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Hello Nikolai,  
You cannot hide the cursor in Flash 4 (as far as I know). Only Flash 5 supports the Mouse Show/Hide option.