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The [[_MOUSESHOW]] statement displays the mouse cursor and can change its shape.


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: [[_MOUSESHOW]] [{{Parameter|cursorShape$}}]


{{PageDescription}}
* Simply use the statement without a parameter whenever [[_MOUSEHIDE]] has been used previously.
* The following {{Parameter|cursorShape$}} can be displayed:
::_MOUSESHOW "LINK" will display an upward pointing hand cursor used to denote hypertext
::_MOUSESHOW "TEXT" will display the I cursor often used in text entry areas 
::_MOUSESHOW "CROSSHAIR" will display a crosshair cursor
::_MOUSESHOW "VERTICAL" will display vertical arrow cursor for movement
::_MOUSESHOW "HORIZONTAL" will display horizontal arrow cursor for movement
::_MOUSESHOW "TOPLEFT_BOTTOMRIGHT" will display bottom diagonal arrow cursor for movement
::_MOUSESHOW "TOPRIGHT_BOTTOMLEFT" will display bottom diagonal arrow cursor for movement
::_MOUSESHOW "WAIT" will display an hourglass or spinning circle used to indicate the program is busy with a task
::_MOUSESHOW "HELP" will display a question mark cursor used to denote more information available
::_MOUSESHOW "DEFAULT" can be used after a mouse cursor statement above was previously used.

{{PageExamples}}
''Example 1:'' Special cursors can be displayed by using special string parameters:
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{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "default": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "link": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5 'a hand, typically used in web browsers
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "text": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "crosshair": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "vertical": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "horizontal": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "topleft_bottomright": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "topright_bottomleft": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5 
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "wait": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
{{Cl|_MOUSESHOW}} "help": {{Cl|_DELAY}} 0.5
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: '''Note:''' The hourglass and question mark cursors are available in v1.5 and above.


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_MOUSEHIDE]]
* [[_MOUSEINPUT]]
* [[_MOUSEMOVE]]
* [[_MOUSEX]], [[_MOUSEY]]
* [[_MOUSEBUTTON]]
* [[_MOUSEMOVEMENTX]], [[_MOUSEMOVEMENTY]]
* [[_DEVICES]], [[_DEVICE$]]


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