# Turning On/Off The Hand Cursor

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-on-off-the-hand-cursor/278643>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 3, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-on-off-the-hand-cursor/278643 "2009-01-03T00:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![BirdInTheCity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@BirdInTheCity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BirdInTheCity)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-on-off-the-hand-cursor/278643/1 "2009-01-03T00:35:17Z")

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So, I learned that to turn off the hand cursor you use this code:

```auto

mc.buttonMode = false;
mc.useHandCursor = false;

```

My problem is this: Whenever I turn off the hand cursor using the above code, I have to move the mouse at least a pixel in order for the hand to change back into the arrow. If the mouse is still, it’ll stay as a hand. Is there any way to fix this?