# Hiding the mouse pointer

You can show or hide the mouse pointer. Hiding the mouse is useful if you record a movie and later decide the mouse pointer is unnecessary or distracting.

You can hide the mouse pointer on an individual slide or in the entire movie.

#### To hide the mouse pointer on an individual slide:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. Open the desired slide in Edit View.

3. From the Slide menu, select Mouse > Show Mouse.

The check mark to the left of the option is removed.

#### To hide the mouse pointer for the entire movie:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. From the Movie menu, select Preferences.

3. Click the Preferences tab.

4. Deselect the option Include mouse when movie is generated.

The check mark to the left of the option is removed.