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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="mouse-cursor-style">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="mouse#style"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="mouse-problem-themeerror"/>
<link type="guide" xref="a11y#vision" group="lowvision"/>
<desc>
Change how the mouse pointer looks
</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-22" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
</copyright>
<license>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</license>
<!-- <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> -->
</info>
<title>Change the color and style of the pointer</title>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
Click
<guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>
and select the <gui>Theme</gui> tab.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click <gui>Customize</gui> and click the <gui>Pointer</gui> tab.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select a different style or color for the pointer from the list. The
changes will be made immediately.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>
You cannot change the style and the color of the pointer separately. Each
style has a fixed color. Some styles are provided in multiple colors.
</p>
<section>
<title>Install a new pointer theme</title>
<p>
If you don't see a pointer style or color that you like, you can download
and install a different pointer theme from the web.
</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
Visit <link href="http://www.gnome-look.org/">GNOME-Look.org</link> and
click the <gui>X11 Mouse Themes</gui> link.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Select a theme that you like and click on its <gui>Download</gui> link.
Save the file on your computer.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>
and select the <gui>Theme</gui> tab.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click <gui>Install</gui>, navigate to the theme file, select it, and
click <gui>Open</gui>.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
You will be told that the theme has been installed. Click
<gui>Apply New Theme</gui>.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
The pointer will change to the new style, and the theme will be added
to the <gui>Pointer</gui> tab.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>
You can quickly install a theme file that you downloaded by dragging it
into the <gui>Theme</gui> tab of the Appearances preferences window.
</p>
</note>
</section>
</page>
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