# Custom pointer and mouse over

**URL:** <https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890>\
**Category:** Freeway\
**Created:** [March 10, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890 "2015-03-10T18:20:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Steven_Houtzager)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/1 "2015-03-10T18:20:01Z")

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Check this out. This web site has a way to create a custom pointer and mouse over pointer. Anyone ever done this using Freeway? I did not see it in the code.

[http://www.sigershop.eu/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=219](http://www.sigershop.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=219)

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**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Erns](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Erns](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/The_Big_Erns)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/2 "2015-03-10T20:18:12Z")

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This is done with CSS and the `cursor` property.

```
  cursor: url(../images/cursor/chrome/cursor.cur), default;

```

[Read more here](https://css-tricks.com/?p=14043)

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**Author:** ![Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Steven_Houtzager)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/3 "2015-03-10T22:14:30Z")

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That list of cursors is very cool. I put the cursor.png file that I want in my images folder but not sure how to add the CSS to my page. I want it to work for the entire page. Little green with CSS. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/David_McCallum)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/4 "2015-03-10T23:05:30Z")

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[http://www.deltadesign.co/fw\_examples/cursor-style.html](http://www.deltadesign.co/fw_examples/cursor-style.html)

David

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**Author:** ![Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Steven_Houtzager)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/5 "2015-03-11T00:10:17Z")

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Thanks but it did not work for me. I wanted it to work for the entire page, not just for links.

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**Author:** ![David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/David_McCallum)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/6 "2015-03-11T01:12:50Z")

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> I wanted it to work for the entire page, not just for links.

Seriously? The whole page?

```auto
body {
cursor: url("http://www.yoursite.com/yourcursorimage.gif"), auto;
}

```

D

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**Author:** ![David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@David\_McCallum](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/David_McCallum)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/7 "2015-03-11T01:13:56Z")

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And if you apply it to the whole page how will your visitor even know where to find a link?

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**Author:** ![Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steven\_Houtzager](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Steven_Houtzager)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/custom-pointer-and-mouse-over/21890/8 "2015-03-11T14:54:23Z")

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It just changes the look of the pointer. The basic pointer is still there, just looks cooler. See the link in the first post and you will see it.

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