Show Location of Pointer

You can select the Show location of the pointer when I press the CTRL key option to get a visual cue—a brief animation—to help you quickly locate the pointer on your screen while you work. This option is helpful for people with visual impairments. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Mouse Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Mouse.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Mouse by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box:

Select the Pointer Options tab.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box:

Select the Pointer Options tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Pointer Options tab, under Visibility:

Select the Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key check box.
Select OK.

On the Pointer Options tab, under Visibility:

Select the Show the location of the pointer when I press the CTRL key check box by pressing S.
Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Mouse: Pointer Options tab: Visibility: Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key