1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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The cursor set in this value appears when you use the Format Painter to paint text formatting horizontally — it’s the same cursor you usually see when using the Format Painter to apply formatting. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-136 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: PaintTextVert
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\paintver.ani

This registry entry holds the path and file name of the cursor that appears when you apply the Format Painter to vertical text.

IV-137 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: Print
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\print.ani

To change the cursor that’s displayed when you print, set the value of this registry key to a fully qualified path and cursor file name of the cursor that you wish to use.

IV-138 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: Recalc
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\recalc.ani

This value sets the cursor Excel uses when it recalculates a spreadsheet. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-139 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: Repaginate
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\repag.ani

Change this entry to change the cursor Word uses when repaginating a document. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-140 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: ReplaceAll
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\replace.ani

This value sets the cursor that appears when you tell an Office 97 application to search and replace in a document. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-141 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: Save
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\save.ani

This value sets the cursor that appears when you save a document such as a spreadsheet within one of the Office 97 applications. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-142 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: SendMail
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\sendmail.ani

This value sets the cursor Outlook displays when you send a message to someone. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-143 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: Sorting
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\sort.ani

This value sets the cursor that appears when one of the Office 97 applications sorts or resorts anything, such as a spreadsheet. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.

IV-144 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Cursors
Value Name: WordCount
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: C:\WINNT\Cursors\wrdcount.ani

This value sets the cursor that appears when Word counts the number of words in your document. You must provide a fully qualified path and cursor file name.


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