how can one change the standard cellpointer cross of a spreadsheet to an
arrow that remains an arrow everywhere in the spreadsheet

Paste this code in the ThisWorkbook module of the workbook:

Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
Application.Cursor = xlNorthwestArrow
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
Application.Cursor = xlDefault
End Sub

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Hope this helps,

Hutch

"joelberns" wrote:

how can one change the standard cellpointer cross of a spreadsheet to an
arrow that remains an arrow everywhere in the spreadsheet