Cursor changes when moving over field on Subform

[steve]

I have a sub form where you click on a field in the sub
form to display detail information about the record. The
mouse changes to 'I' when it is moved over the field.
How can I get it to change to an arrow when passing over
the field?

 

[Rick B]

You can't. Windows changes the cursor to a text cursor when your mouse is
over a text field. This is true in all Windows software. Changing it would
not be consistent and would be confusing to most users.

Why does the llok o the cursor when moving over a field matter to you?


Rick B


I have a sub form where you click on a field in the sub
form to display detail information about the record. The
mouse changes to 'I' when it is moved over the field.
How can I get it to change to an arrow when passing over
the field?

 

[Guest]

There are several fields listed in the subform and when a
few of the users moved the mouse over the field, they
didnt think they could click on it because the cursor
stays the same over all fields. Several were trying to
click in the left margin because the cursor changes to an
arrow. Just trying resolve some of the confusion.

 

[Rick B]

Hmmm. Maybe one of the MVPs will know some trick and respond. I am often
amazed at the workarounds they come up with!

Good Luck.

Rick B

There are several fields listed in the subform and when a
few of the users moved the mouse over the field, they
didnt think they could click on it because the cursor
stays the same over all fields. Several were trying to
click in the left margin because the cursor changes to an
arrow. Just trying resolve some of the confusion.