Making your mouse larger in Gnome

There is a choice of cursor size small, medium and large. By default the cursor is set to medium, in the following instructions we will set it to large.

1. Click on the ' Applications ' menu and then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Alt ' + ' F1' and then use the ' down ' arrow key to highlight ' Preferences ' .
2. Click on ' Mouse ' or press the ' right' arrow to expand the preferences sub menu, then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Mouse' is selected and then press ' Enter '.
3. Click on the ' Cursors' tab or press the ' Tab' key until the ' Buttons' heading is highlighted and then use the 'right arrow' to go to the 'Cursors' options.
4. To select the ' Large' cursor size click on the radio button next to ' Large ' or press ' Alt ' + ' L ' as shown in Fig 1.
5. Click the ' Close ' button or press ' Alt ' + ' C ' to return to the Gnome desktop.
6. You will need to logout and then log-in again for the changes to take effect.

Fig 1

1. Click on the ' System' menu and then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Alt ' + ' F1' to access the application menu and then press the ' right ' arrow until ' System' menu is highlighted and then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Preferences ' is highlighted.
2. Click on ' Mouse ' or press the ' right' arrow to expand the preferences sub menu, then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Mouse' is selected and then press ' Enter '..
3. Click on the ' Cursors' tab or press the ' Tab' key until the ' Buttons' heading is highlighted and then use the 'right arrow' to go to the 'Cursors' options.
4. To select the ' Large' cursor size click on the radio button next to ' Large ' or press ' Alt ' + ' L '.
5. Click the ' Close ' button or press ' Alt ' + ' C ' to return to the Gnome desktop.
6. You will need to logout and then log-in again for the changes to take effect.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.