# Mouse Options

Hide the mouse pointer by moving it off-screen: This option instructs PinballY to hide the mouse cursor when necessary by moving it to a selected screen location, rather than by making the cursor itself invisible. By default (when this option isn't selected), an invisible cursor is used when the mouse needs to be hidden.

Whether or not this option is chosen, PinballY always tries to hide the mouse cursor at program startup and whenever you press a keyboard key or joystick button. The idea is to make the experience more arcade-like by hiding the fact that there's a mouse. Most of the time, you can operate the program entirely with buttons/keys, so the mouse isn't needed and is just an unwanted reminder that this is a Windows PC and not a real pinball machine.

The reason this option exists is that the cursor can't be made invisible on some systems (for reasons not understood). This provides an alternative for such systems, by moving the mouse to a corner of the screen where it won't be visible, or at least won't be in the way.

You probably won't want to select this option unless the mouse refuses to disappear with the default mode. This option can be a little annoying if you don't need it, since the mouse will keep jumping off to the far corner of the screen, forcing you to drag it back every time you want to use it.

To use this option, check the box, and select the coordinates where you want to park the mouse in lieu of hiding it. You can type the coordinates (in screen pixels) into the box directly, or more simply, use the "Drag here to select" button: press and hold the left mouse button, move the mouse to the desired parking position (while still holding the button), and release the button when you get to the desired location.