# MousePointer Property

> Sets or returns the mouse pointer shown over TXTextControl: the default I-beam or arrow, cross, icon, size arrows, up arrow, hourglass or hand, values 0 to 12.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > MousePointer Property
- **269 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/mousepointer-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/mousepointer-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/mousepointer-property/llms-full.txt

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Returns or sets a value indicating the type of mouse pointer displayed when the mouse is over a particular part of a Text Control at run time.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.MousePointer [= value]
```

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | (Default) The mouse pointer is an I-Beam in edit mode and an arrow in read-only mode. See the [EditMode](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/editmode-property/llms-full.txt) property for more information. |
| 1 | Arrow. |
| 2 | Cross. |
| 3 | I-Beam. |
| 4 | Icon (small square within a square). |
| 5 | Size (four-pointed arrow). |
| 6 | Size NE SW (double arrow pointing northeast and southwest). |
| 7 | Size N S (double arrow pointing north and south). |
| 8 | Size NW SE (double arrow pointing northwest and southeast). |
| 9 | Size W E (double arrow pointing west and east). |
| 10 | Up Arrow. |
| 11 | Hourglass. |
| 12 | Hand. |

### Data Types

Integer.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Control Settings](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/control-settings/llms-full.txt)

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