Paste this code in the ThisWorkbook module of the workbook:
Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
Application.Cursor = xlNorthwestArrow
End Sub
Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
Application.Cursor = xlDefault
End Sub
If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm
Hope this helps,
Hutch
> how can one change the standard cellpointer cross of a spreadsheet to an
> arrow that remains an arrow everywhere in the spreadsheet