This post describes steps to show the mouse pointer location using the CTRL key in Ubuntu Linux.
If you’re having difficulty finding the mouse pointer on your screen, you may want to try this trick.
Ubuntu Linux comes with a standard mouse pointer size and color, which is small and black. Unfortunately, the tiny default size usually isn’t helpful, especially for people with poor vision.
With wide screens and higher resolutions, it cannot be easy to spot the mouse pointer across bigger areas of the screen or even double screens.
Showing the pointer location on the screen may also be helpful, and the steps below show you how to do that.
How to find your mouse pointer fast on Ubuntu Linux
Windows 11 allows you to find your mouse pointer quickly by circling it when you hit the CTRL key. Here’s how to set it up.
Ubuntu Linux has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating, all can be done from the System Settings panel.
Alternatively, click on the System menu at the top-right corner of the top bar on your desktop.
On the System menu, select Settings, as highlighted below.
In the Settings app, click on the Accessibility tile to open the panel.
In the System Settings -> Accessibility panel, under Pointing & Clicking, toggle the Locate Point button to the On position to enable.
To disable it, toggle the switch back to the Off position.
Now, when you hold down the CTRL key, it will show the pointer’s location or cursor’s location.
That should do it! You can now close the Settings app.
Conclusion:
This post showed you how to enable or disable Locate Pointer in Ubuntu Linux. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.
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