Hiding the Pointer

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Hi Folks

Was wondering if there is an option (somewhere) to have powerpoint
automatically hide the pointer in a presentation instead of always having to
remember to right click on the running presentation to access pointer
options and choosing "hidden". The default is "Automatic" but I would
prefer the default in my case to be "hidden"

Thanks, in advance

Clark

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

A does pretty well the same thing.

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Thanks for the quick reply. So what you are saying is that here is no way
to set the default to hidden, such as a registry tweak?

Thanks, Clark

 

[Robert Lerner]

Well, with a slightly different flavoring. ;-)

A is a toggle to show/hide the arrow. But when displayed, the arrow will
hide automatically after several seconds of being idle. When hidden, a
movement of the mouse can bring it back. Say, you bump the mouse... oops,
there's the arrow.

CTRL+H hides the arrow and it stays hidden. Move the mouse... nothing.
CTRL+U sets it back to normal.

Actually, CTRL+H/CTRL+U is a mode selector and A is a toggle.

Use CTRL+H and then the A toggle to show/hide the arrow where is stays or
hides full-time. Neither mouse movement nor idle time will affect it.

Use CTRL+U (or default show mode) and then the A toggle to show/hide the
arrow momentarily. Mouse movement or idle time will cause it to again show
or hide, respectively.

There's one for a trivia question that no one will ever care about. ;-)