How to Make a Cursor from Scratch

First You'll need a cursor authoring program., Once You've gotten the program you can start making cursors., In the new window you will see a Magnified area., This program will let you add a multitude of effects to your cursor, like animation, for...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: First You'll need a cursor authoring program.

    A nice free one is Real World Cursor Editor.

    It has Vista Compatibility (at least with Home Premium).
  2. Step 2: Once You've gotten the program you can start making cursors.

    Open it up, and create a new cursor , That entire checkered box will be your cursor. now you can use the Line, circle, or pencil tool to draw up a cursor. , When You are done making a cursor, Save it and Move it to the Cursors Folder.

    The cursors Folder is located in Computer-Windows-Cursors for vista users.
  3. Step 3: In the new window you will see a Magnified area.

  4. Step 4: This program will let you add a multitude of effects to your cursor

  5. Step 5: like animation

  6. Step 6: for which you have to select Animated cursor instead of Static Cursor.

Detailed Guide

A nice free one is Real World Cursor Editor.

It has Vista Compatibility (at least with Home Premium).

Open it up, and create a new cursor , That entire checkered box will be your cursor. now you can use the Line, circle, or pencil tool to draw up a cursor. , When You are done making a cursor, Save it and Move it to the Cursors Folder.

The cursors Folder is located in Computer-Windows-Cursors for vista users.

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