Highlighting cursor or changing cursor size temporarily with keyboard shortcut

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My machine has two large screens, and I often find myself editing high-res pictures with a tiny cross-hair cursor that allows me to easily see the image content around the pixel I am editing.

However, sometimes I need to quickly know where my cursor is, and because my cursor is so small, just moving the cursor is not enough for me to find it on my screen.

I would love to have a keyboard shortcut that highlights or changes the cursor size temporarily so that I can quickly see where my cursor is on the screen.

I'm mostly interested in solutions for Windows 7.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Best Answer

You should check the Mouse Properties in the Windows Control Panel:

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The "Show location of pointer when I press the Ctrl key" is functionality Windows has had built in for some considerable time now.

Turn that on, press "Apply", and then tap the Ctrl key and you will immediately know where your cursor is.

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