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    ok, so i have a spin button on my worksheet, linked to a cell out of view, and then back to the cell next to it via a formula in that cell, so i can alter the formatting, and display a zero with the sheet set to hide them, and also so i can leave said cell locked, because the spin button cannot adjust locked cells :rolleyes:

    so all is good, i have not assigned a macro to the spin button, as i do not need it to trigger anything, hence why i have not used the activeX version, also the form one is nicer to look at, and doesn’t need messing around with so it doesn’t take focus on click.

    The only oddity i have, and i don’t understand why it would do it by design, is that when in unlocked mode, moving the mouse over the spin button results in a hand icon, perfect….. however, when you lock the spin button, and then the sheet, the icon changes as you mouse over still, but this time to the northwest arrow …… wtf :confused:

    anyone got any idea if this is a bug or what ? obviously i can live with it, but it would be nice to have the hand icon back, as the other objects on the worksheet have that

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    • #1567397

      Hi Gunslinger

      You can only change the mouspointer to a hand icon if you use the activeX version of the control (and you’ll also need a .ico file for the pointer you want to use).

      zeddy

    • #1567401

      The easiest workaround I can think of is to assign a macro that doesn’t do anything to the control.

      • #1567405

        ..but that would just give the ‘arrow pointer’ and not the ‘hand pointer’

        zeddy

    • #1567410

      Not for me. Gives the hand pointer by default.

      • #1567420

        Hi rory

        ..did you protect the worksheet???

        see my attached workbook – please let me know if you still get the hand pointer when the sheet is protected (no password)

        zeddy

    • #1567422

      Yes I did. You didn’t assign a macro to the spinner, which is why you don’t get a hand.

      • #1567423

        Hi rory

        You are correct.

        I assigned a dummy to me and used my hand to slap myself on the head.
        I lost track when I was testing in Excel2016 and earlier versions.

        zeddy

    • #1567424

      🙂

    • #1567471

      excellent idea to use a blank macro, i will go incorporate that 🙂

      thank you

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