Setting a Different Mouse Pointer

To use different mouse pointers such as a hand or a cross-hair when the cursor is moved over a control (Button for example) you simply set the Cursor property of the control that you want to see a different pointer on. So if you wanted to see a hand pointer on a button you would set the button's Cursor property and pick the pointer that you want to see when the mouse cursor is over that control.

Some designers like to do this as it gives a visual indication to the user that you can press the button, and when you move the cursor off the button it goes back to a simple pointer.

The default setting is a pointer on the form and on all the controls.

You can also set it programmatically by using the mouse enter event handler on a control such as a button as follows:

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Private Sub btn2_MouseEnter(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btn2.MouseEnter
        btn2.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
    End Sub
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