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MacBook Air Cursor

My new MacBook Air - sometimes difficult to find my cursor, but I seem to recall in the initial set-up that by swirling my fingers on the trackpad, the cursor would enlarge and thereby allow you to locate it....how do I make this happen because when I try this, the cursor doesn't enlarge....???

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 12:01 PM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2021 11:28 AM

Hello Jax350,


It sounds like you want to magnify the cursor temporarily, and we'd like to provide some information.


"To make the pointer larger temporarily, quickly move your finger on the trackpad or quickly move the mouse. To turn this feature off, deselect “Shake mouse pointer to locate” in the Cursor pane of Accessibility preferences."


You can find more information on how to magnify or enlarge the mouse pointer on your Mac here: Magnify the mouse pointer on Mac


Take care!

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Apr 23, 2021 11:28 AM in response to Jax350

Hello Jax350,


It sounds like you want to magnify the cursor temporarily, and we'd like to provide some information.


"To make the pointer larger temporarily, quickly move your finger on the trackpad or quickly move the mouse. To turn this feature off, deselect “Shake mouse pointer to locate” in the Cursor pane of Accessibility preferences."


You can find more information on how to magnify or enlarge the mouse pointer on your Mac here: Magnify the mouse pointer on Mac


Take care!

MacBook Air Cursor

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