Cursor in excel too large

Question

I had some sort of an update this morning when I opened a workbook.  Ever since my cursor is huge - as a plus sign, arrow or four way arrow.  I can't change it to a normal size and it interferes with my work.  Can you help me change it back?

Answer 1

I also had this issue and I was able to fix it on excel, it wasn't a mouse properties issue. At the bottom right corner, click where it says "display settings" and switch it to "optimize for compatibility". You will then have to close out of excel/word/all other office software, and re-open. This should fix your problem.

Answer 2

Hi Marilyn,

Given the situation, I would suggest you check if the cursor is in the default size via Control Panel >Mouse >Pointers >Scheme as shown in the figure below: 

If the issue remains after checking the settings, I would like to confirm the following information:

1.Does the issue only occur in Excel? How about other Office applications?

2.Does the issue occur in the certain workbook or all workbooks? If you create a new workbook, is the cursor size changed?

3.Please share your current Excel version (Product name and Full version number) with for checking on our side.

Regards,

Eli

Answer 3

I only had this issue when using multile displays but I fixed it:

Go into your workbook:

Select File then Options

Under general

Look under When Using Multiple Displays

Change tp 'Optimise for Compatibility'

After a restart this solved the issue

Looking at other answers if this is happening on a single display - you may need to look at this option area to change these two settings to solve the issue.

Answer 4

I was able to resolve this by selecting "Disable Hardware Acceleration" under the Advanced options. You will need to do this for all individual office apps.