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Brass Contributor

Aug 20, 2020

Solved

Highlight Cursor During Presentations

Are there any plans for Microsoft to incorporate the ability to highlight a presenter's mouse cursor. A basic yellow halo and possibly have the ability to use "focus" to draw the viewer's attention ...

RickG2
Feb 11, 2021
DavidDoyle There is an free app in the Microsoft store that works:
Link: below, or search for "mouse highlight" in the store.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/mouse-pointer-highlight/9p7sb9s4rq7z

There is also a more capable version created using AutoHotKey:
https://sites.google.com/site/boisvertlab/computer-stuff/online-teaching

DavidDoyle

Brass Contributor

Aug 24, 2020

Thanks PeterRising

That's too bad... seems like a basic function that should really have been part of the basic tools within Teams for presentations. It wouldn't be difficult and it's not like it's a new concept as PowerPoint already has pointer highlight features.

I've posted the suggestion to the forum you noted. Unfortunately that type of suggestion site has thousands of entries that tend to get lost.

Appreciate the reply.

RickG2

Brass Contributor

Feb 11, 2021

DavidDoyle There is an free app in the Microsoft store that works:

Link: below, or search for "mouse highlight" in the store.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/mouse-pointer-highlight/9p7sb9s4rq7z

There is also a more capable version created using AutoHotKey:

https://sites.google.com/site/boisvertlab/computer-stuff/online-teaching

DavidDoyle
Brass Contributor
Apr 27, 2021
Rick... my employer IT blocks the MS Store, so the only option is the AutoHotKey and even that, we're prevented from modifying .ini files so I have to use a workaround. I have to start it each morning and modify the settings as nothing is stored without the .ini being updated.

Thanks for the reply.