title
How to Highlight Mouse Pointer Windows 10
description
In this step-by-step tutorial video, learn how to highlight your mouse cursor to make it easier for your audience to follow your mouse movements and clicks. The two options that I feature in this video are entirely free. Highlighting your mouse pointer is especially valuable during presentations, demos, remote teaching, and screen recording. Follow along to find out how to make this work on Windows 7, 8, and 10. At the end, I also show you how to turn on mouse highlighting within OBS or Open Broadcaster Software.
Quick links to resources called out in the video:
- Cursor editor and Gallery of user created cursors that you can load into Windows: http://www.rw-designer.com/
- AutoHotKey: Free, open source scripting tool needed for mouse pointer halo: http://www.autohotkey.com
- Professor Luc Boisvert's cursor highlighter tool: https://sites.google.com/site/boisvertlab/computer-stuff/online-teaching
- Intro to using the OBS screen recorder: https://youtu.be/QKmrDUJFRkM
- Download OBS screen recorder: https://obsproject.com/
0:00 Introduction
1:36 Highlight mouse without installing software
7:53 Highlight mouse with software to get additional options
15:52 Capture mouse highlight in OBS when recording screen
17:06 Wrap up
Playlist of all my Screen Recording tutorial videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKpQrBME6xLJaD0HEgfWfQ7dzoQS9be1
detail
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{'end': 717.049, 'text': "Let's jump into the broader settings menu.", 'start': 714.888, 'duration': 2.161}, {'end': 721.537, 'text': 'Here within settings, there are a few different settings I want to highlight.', 'start': 718.496, 'duration': 3.041}, {'end': 727.16, 'text': 'You have lots of different options here so feel free to peruse and play around with it to see what works for your needs.', 'start': 721.557, 'duration': 5.603}, {'end': 729.961, 'text': "I'll call out some of the ones that I think are most interesting.", 'start': 727.5, 'duration': 2.461}, {'end': 734.883, 'text': "Here at the top, there's a color highlight option and that's currently what I have.", 'start': 730.801, 'duration': 4.082}], 'summary': 'Demonstrating cursor options and highlighting color settings within the broader settings menu.', 'duration': 26.099, 'max_score': 708.784, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kwSqtNvT7to/pics/kwSqtNvT7to708784.jpg'}, {'end': 985.09, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 956.482, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 961.865, 'text': 'Now I personally use OBS or open broadcaster software for all my screen recording.', 'start': 956.482, 'duration': 5.383}, {'end': 967.349, 'text': "There's one additional step that you have to take to make sure that OBS can capture your mouse cursor.", 'start': 962.486, 'duration': 4.863}, {'end': 969.831, 'text': "I'm going to go ahead and open up OBS.", 'start': 967.97, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 972.993, 'text': "I'm currently using it to record this tutorial here.", 'start': 969.931, 'duration': 3.062}, {'end': 978.377, 'text': 'To make sure that OBS can record your mouse, you need to have a display capture setup.', 'start': 973.614, 'duration': 4.763}, {'end': 985.09, 'text': "Now, if this is your first time ever seeing OBS, but you're intrigued and you would like to use OBS to record your screen,", 'start': 979.164, 'duration': 5.926}], 'summary': 'Use obs for screen recording with 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1069.112, 'text': 'I hope you enjoyed and I hope to see you next time.', 'start': 1066.751, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 1069.632, 'text': 'Bye.', 'start': 1069.472, 'duration': 0.16}], 'summary': 'Encourage viewers to subscribe for future content and suggest leaving comments for video topics.', 'duration': 20.306, 'max_score': 1049.326, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kwSqtNvT7to/pics/kwSqtNvT7to1049326.jpg'}], 'start': 496.033, 'title': 'Cursor highlighter tools', 'summary': 'Introduces a free cursor highlighter tool developed by professor luc boisvert at the university of puget sound, requiring the download and installation of autohotkey. it also explores customization of halo size, color, and opacity, offering a more efficient way to highlight cursor and other screen elements, and provides a guide on customizing and toggling mouse cursor highlighting in windows and obs.', 'chapters': [{'end': 625.16, 'start': 496.033, 'title': 'Cursor 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The cursor highlighter software offers customization options for the halo size, color, and opacity, providing a more efficient way to highlight the cursor and other screen elements in comparison to Windows techniques.', 'The software automatically applies the halo to all cursors, simplifying the process compared to adding a halo for each individual icon in Windows. The software automatically applies the halo to all cursors, simplifying the process compared to adding a halo for each individual icon in Windows.', 'Settings such as color highlight, picture file, and focus options are available, offering flexibility in customizing the cursor appearance. 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The chapter ends with a recommendation to subscribe and leave comments for future video topics, emphasizing the interaction with the audience for video content creation.']}], 'duration': 573.599, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kwSqtNvT7to/pics/kwSqtNvT7to496033.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Cursor Highlighter tool is a free tool developed by Professor Luc Boisvert at the University of Puget Sound, providing significant functionality for web browsing and teaching classes.', 'The tool requires the download and installation of AutoHotKey, a free open source application that allows custom scripting.', 'The AHK script, an auto hotkey file developed by Luke, adds a halo around the mouse and is available for download from the Boisvert Lab website.', 'To use the Cursor Highlighter, users need to download the AHK script and run it, which can be easily activated and deactivated by double-clicking the downloaded file.', 'The cursor highlighter allows for easy customization of the halo size, color, and opacity, providing a more efficient way to highlight the cursor and other elements on the screen in comparison to Windows techniques.', 'The software automatically applies the halo to all cursors, simplifying the process compared to adding a halo for each individual icon in Windows.', 'Settings such as color highlight, picture file, and focus options are available, offering flexibility in customizing the cursor appearance.', 'The chapter provides a guide on how to customize and toggle mouse cursor highlighting, picture settings, and focus settings in Windows.', 'The process of capturing mouse cursor using OBS is explained, with a demonstration of setting up display capture and enabling the capture cursor option.', 'The recommendation to subscribe and leave comments for future video topics is provided at the end of the chapter.']}], 'highlights': ['The Cursor Highlighter tool is a free tool developed by Professor Luc Boisvert at the University of Puget Sound, providing significant functionality for web browsing and teaching classes.', 'The second approach provides additional capabilities, allowing adjustments to the size of the halo and offering other options for customization.', "The benefit of highlighting your mouse cursor is it makes it easier for people to follow along with what you're explaining, enabling them to see where your mouse goes and what you're clicking on.", 'The chapter provides step-by-step instructions on adding a halo around the mouse pointer in Windows through native functionality, offering a clear visual guide for enhancing pointer visibility.', 'The chapter outlines two methods to highlight the mouse cursor: one involves inserting a cursor file with a halo around it on Windows, while the other method requires installing software to gain more control over the highlight.', 'The first method described requires no software installation and involves inserting a cursor file with a halo around it, providing a simple and accessible way to highlight the mouse cursor.', 'The tool requires the download and installation of AutoHotKey, a free open source application that allows custom scripting.', 'The AHK script, an auto hotkey file developed by Luke, adds a halo around the mouse and is available for download from the Boisvert Lab website.', 'To use the Cursor Highlighter, users need to download the AHK script and run it, which can be easily activated and deactivated by double-clicking the downloaded file.', "The chapter suggests using the provided chapters to navigate to the preferred method, catering to viewers' specific interests and needs."]}