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Bored with that plain ol’ black cursor mousing around on your Mac? With macOS Monterey, you can change the color of your cursor. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Go to System Preferences and click Accessibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 In the left column, under the \u201cVision\u201d section there\u2019s a Display icon. Click it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Display
Accessibility > Vision > Display<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click on the Pointer tab in the top center of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Display
Click the Pointer tab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now you can make various adjustments to your cursor\/pointer. You can adjust its size via a slider control. And you can click the boxes next to \u201cPointer outline color\u201d and \u201cpointer fill color\u201d to pick the hues you prefer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Display
Choose your color preference.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you decide you want to revert back to the default white and black, click the Reset button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now close System Preferences and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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