These are the standard Access cursors and can be set in code.

The problem with this is once set

the cursor remains this way until reset to another value
Screen.MousePointer = 1 'Standard Cursor
Screen.MousePointer = 3 ' I Beam
Screen.MousePointer = 7 'Double Arrow Vertical
Screen.MousePointer = 9 'Double Arrow Horizontal
Screen.MousePointer = 11 'Hour Glass
The function below allows you to change a cursor only when it hovers over a label or command
button. It resets th e cursor when it leaves the control. Goto Modules in the Objects Dialog box
and click on NEW. Then enter this code:
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Declare Function SetClassLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetClassLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long,
ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
'====================================================================
=
' Globals for cursor handling
Global Const GCL_HCURSOR = (-12)
Global hSwapCursor As Long
Global hAniCursor As Long
'====================================================================
=
Public Const IDC_ARROW = 32512&
Public Const IDC_IBEAM = 32513&
Public Const IDC_WAIT = 32514&
Public Const IDC_CROSS = 32515&
Public Const IDC_UPARROW = 32516&
Public Const IDC_ICON = 32641&
Public Const IDC_SIZENWSE = 32642&
Public Const IDC_SIZENESW = 32643&
Public Const IDC_SIZEWE = 32644&
Public Const IDC_SIZENS = 32645&
Public Const IDC_SIZEALL = 32646&
Public Const IDC_NO = 32648&
Public Const IDC_HAND = 32649&
Public Const IDC_APPSTARTING = 32650&
Declare Function LoadCursorBynum Lib "user32" Alias "LoadCursorA" _
(ByVal hInstance As Long, ByVal lpCursorName As Long) As Long

Declare Function LoadCursorFromFile Lib "user32" Alias _

"LoadCursorFromFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Declare Function SetCursor Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hCursor As Long) As Long
'
Public Function Arrow_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 1
End Function
Function ChangeCursor(strPathToCursor As String)
On Error GoTo Error_On_ChangeCursor
' Example :
'
ChangeCursor ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Hand.cur")
If Dir(strPathToCursor) <> "" Then
Dim lngRet As Long
lngRet = LoadCursorFromFile(strPathToCursor)
lngRet = SetCursor(lngRet)
End If
Exit_ChangeCursor:
Exit Function
Error_On_ChangeCursor:
Resume Exit_ChangeCursor
End Function
Public Function Default_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 0
End Function
Public Function IBeam_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 3
End Function
Function MouseCursor(CursorType As Long)
' Example: =MouseCursor(32512)
Dim lngRet As Long

' using Public Constants from above

lngRet = LoadCursorBynum(0&, CursorType)

lngRet = SetCursor(lngRet)
End Function
Public Function Replace_Cursor(PathToFile As String)
' Return handle from animated cursor
' Original - hAniCursor = LoadCursorFromFile("C:\WINDOWS\CURSORS\GLOBE.ANI")
hAniCursor = LoadCursorFromFile(PathToFile)
' Swap current mouse pointer with new animated cursor :
hSwapCursor = SetClassLong(Screen.ActiveForm.hWnd, GCL_HCURSOR, hAniCursor)
End Function
Public Function Restore_Cursor()
' Remove animated cursorand replace with saved index :
hSwapCursor = SetClassLong(Screen.ActiveForm.hWnd, GCL_HCURSOR, hSwapCursor)
End Function
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When Prompted name the module modMousePointers

To change a pointer when the cursor moves over a control, goto the controls
Properties Events On Mouse Move and in the MouseMove Property enter
=MouseCursor(xxxxx)
where xxxxx is the number without the ampersand
Public Const IDC_ARROW = 32512&
Public Const IDC_IBEAM = 32513&
Public Const IDC_WAIT = 32514&
Public Const IDC_CROSS = 32515&
Public Const IDC_UPARROW = 32516&
Public Const IDC_ICON = 32641&
Public Const IDC_SIZENWSE = 32642&
Public Const IDC_SIZENESW = 32643&
Public Const IDC_SIZEWE = 32644&
Public Const IDC_SIZENS = 32645&

Public Const IDC_SIZEALL = 32646&

Public Const IDC_NO = 32648&
Public Const IDC_HAND = 32649&
Public Const IDC_APPSTARTING = 32650&