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				<tr><td valign="top" class="name">cursor</td><td valign="top" nowrap class="compatibility">NN <span class="emphasis">6</span> IE <span class="emphasis">4</span> CSS <span class="emphasis">2</span></td>
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					</td><td valign="top" nowrap class="requirements">Inherited: Yes</td>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><p>Sets the shape of the cursor when the screen pointer is atop the
element. The precise look of cursors depends on the operating system.
Before deploying a modified cursor, be sure you understand the
standard ways that the various types of cursors are used within the
browser and operating system. Users expect a cursor design to mean
the same thing across all applications. Figure 11-3
offers a gallery of cursors for each of the cursor constant settings
provided by Internet Explorer for Windows.
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="csssyntax"><span class="title">CSS Syntax</span></td>
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					<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>cursor: <span class="replaceable">cursorType</span> || <span class="replaceable">uri</span></pre>
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					<td><p>A cursor type is one of the implemented cursor names. The following
table shows which cursor types are supported by various browsers and
the CSS standard.
</p><p>Notice that IE 6 for Windows implements downloadable cursors. The IE
6 setting for an external URL requires an address of a cursor file of
extension <span class="emphasis">.cur</span> or <span class="emphasis">.ani</span>
(which you create with a graphics utility that creates Windows
cursors).
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						<table border="1"><tbody><tr><th>Cursor name</th><th>IE/Windows</th><th>IE/Mac</th><th>NN</th><th>CSS</th></tr>
								<tr><td><span class="literal">alias</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">all-scroll</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">auto</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">cell</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">col-resize</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">context-menu</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">copy</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">count-down</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">count-up</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">count-up-down</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">crosshair</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">default</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">e-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">grab</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">grabbing</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">hand</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">help</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">move</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">n-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">ne-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">no-drop</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">not-allowed</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">nw-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">pointer</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">progress</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">row-resize</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">s-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">se-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">spinning</span></td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">sw-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">text</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">url(</span><span class="replaceable">uri</span><span class="literal">)</span>
</td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">vertical-text</span></td><td>6</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">w-resize</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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								<tr><td><span class="literal">wait</span></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>2</td>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="initvalue"><span class="title">Initial Value</span></td>
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					<td><p><span class="literal">auto</span></p>
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					<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>a.helpLink {cursor: help}</pre>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="appliesto"><span class="title">Applies To</span></td>
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					<td><p>All elements. </p>
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