# Pointer question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointer-question/21619>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointer-question/21619 "2003-05-23T22:25:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![beatnickbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@beatnickbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beatnickbrown)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointer-question/21619/1 "2003-05-23T22:25:03Z")

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How do I make the pointer stay the same, as opposed to turning into the hand graphic when it passes over a button?  
thanks!  
bnb

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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 23, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointer-question/21619/2 "2003-05-23T23:14:10Z")

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I know how to do that in DHTML, but not sure in flash… Why don’t you make a cursor that you want to use (even if it’s a copy of the arrow) and do a little:  
[AS]  
Mouse.hide();  
startDrag(“cursor”, true);  
[/AS]  
Nothing will change then, here’s the tut:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/follow.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/follow.htm)  
(-:

PostScript: For instance, Thor uses it on his footer - look at his post on this thread:  
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24161](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24161)