OptionButton.MousePointer Property (Outlook Forms Script)
Returns or sets an Integer that specifies the type of pointer displayed when the user positions the mouse over a particular object. Read/write.
Syntax
expression.MousePointer
expression A variable that represents an OptionButton object.
Remarks
The settings for MousePointer are:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Standard pointer. The image is determined by the object (default). |
| 1 | Arrow. |
| 2 | Cross-hair pointer. |
| 3 | I-beam. |
| 6 | Double arrow pointing northeast and southwest. |
| 7 | Double arrow pointing north and south. |
| 8 | Double arrow pointing northwest and southeast. |
| 9 | Double arrow pointing west and east. |
| 10 | Up arrow. |
| 11 | Hourglass. |
| 12 | "Not" symbol (circle with a diagonal line) on top of the object being dragged. Indicates an invalid drop target. |
| 13 | Arrow with an hourglass. |
| 14 | Arrow with a question mark. |
| 15 | Size all cursor (arrows pointing north, south, east, and west). |
| 99 | Uses the icon specified by the MouseIcon property. |
Use the MousePointer property when you want to indicate changes in functionality as the mouse pointer passes over controls on a form. For example, the hourglass setting (11) is useful to indicate that the user must wait for a process or operation to finish.
Some icons vary depending on system settings, such as the icons associated with desktop themes.
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