When Move Selected cells Mouse Pointer appear, you need to click and drag to move the data to another location within worksheet. Move Selected cells Mouse Pointer appears when mouse hover at border of a cell or range of cells. Row Resize Mouse Pointer is shown in below image. When Row Resize Mouse Pointer appear, you need to click and drag to increase or decrease the height of a row.

Row Resize Mouse Pointer appears when mouse hover at the border between Row numbers. When Column Resize Mouse Pointer appears, you need to click and drag to increase or decrease the width of a column.Ĭolumn Resize Mouse Pointer is shown in below image.

While moving a selection, Arrow Mouse pointer has a small cross also.Īrrow Mouse Pointer is shown in below image.Ĭolumn Resize Mouse Pointer appears when mouse hover at the border between Column letters. Normal Arrow cursor shape appears when when you select menu or commands in Ribbon. Excel blinking I-Beam text cursor is marked in below image. When Excel's mouse pointer is at 'Fill Data' shape as marked in below image, it can fill data or extend a data series.Įxcel blinking I-Beam text cursor indicates that you can enter data inside a cell by typing text at the location of cursor. When Excel's mouse pointer is at 'General Select' shape as marked in below image, it is ready to select a cell or a range of cells within in Excel worksheet.įill data mouse pointer shape appears when you hover the mouse pointer over the small square at the bottom right corner of the cell. Below are some of important mouse pointer shapes and its related functionality. It doesn't like the edges though.Excel changes its mouse pointer shape according to its current functionality. Offset(myup, myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(0, myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(-myup, myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(-myup, 0).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(myup, -myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(0, -myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0 Offset(-myup, -myleft).Interior.ColorIndex = 0

If Not Intersect(Target, ) Is Nothing Then Private Sub Worksheet_selectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) just paste the code into the actual sheet module

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