How to Change the Mouse Pointer in Excel

1. Open Microsoft Excel and wait for the application to load.
2. Select the 'View' tab on the right side of the toolbar.
3. Click 'Macros' then select 'View Macros' from the drop-down list.
4. Type a name for the macro into the 'Macro name' text box then click 'Create'. The Microsoft Visual Basic editor will open in a new window.
5. Type 'Application.Cursor = ' before the text that reads 'End Sub' and after the text string that contains the word 'Sub' followed by the macro's name and a pair of parenthesis.
6. Type 'xlWait' after the equals sign to tell the macro to change the pointer to an hourglass. Type 'xlIBeam ' after the equals sign to tell the macro to change the pointer to an I-Beam. Type 'xlNorthwestArrow ' after the equals sign to tell the macro to change the pointer to the northwest-arrow. Type 'xlNormal' after the equals sign to tell the macro to change the pointer back to the default pointer.
7. Hold the 'Alt' key and press 'F11' to return to the Excel spreadsheet.
8. Click 'Macros' on the 'View' toolbar then select 'View Macros' from the drop-down list.
9. Find and click on your macro from the list then hit 'Run'.