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Customizing the mouse cursors

The mouse cursors are yet another item that is saved in the Theme file. Many different pointer schemes are included with Windows XP. Although not all of them may be the nicest-looking cursors, they can really help out in some situations. Additionally, Windows XP includes special large mouse cursors so that the cursors will be easier on the eyes of some people. To get your cursors set perfectly for your Theme file, do the following: 1. Click the Start button and select Run. 2. Type main.cpl and click OK to open up Mouse Properties. 3. Next, click the Pointers tab. 4. Once you are there, you have two options to customize the cursors: You can use the drop-down Scheme box to change all of the pointers at once to different styles, by select ing a different cursor scheme from the list shown in Figure 4-4. When you select the dif ferent schemes, all of the cursors will change automatically. Alternatively, if you do not like the cursor schemes, you can individually select a cursor from th...