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title: Introduction to Cursor Management
framework: cocoa
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CursorMgmt
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# Introduction to Cursor Management

Explains how to set the cursor and handle cursor-update events in Cocoa applications.

## Organization of This Document

The following articles provide an introduction to cursors and their usage:

- [About Cursors](Concepts/AboutCursors.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000795-CJBGFCAA) describes how cursors work. - [Setting the Current Cursor](Tasks/ChangingCursors.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000796-BAJBFGED) describes how to change the current cursor being displayed.

[Next](Concepts/AboutCursors.html)

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