Me.Cursor = Cursors.SizeNESW

For Each el As Control In rtbTextNew.Controls
                el.Cursor = Cursors.SizeNESW
Next

Public Class Form1
    Private WithEvents Rtb As New RichTextBox With {.Dock = DockStyle.Fill, _
      .Parent = Me}
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As _
      System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Clipboard.SetImage(SystemIcons.Error.ToBitmap)
        Rtb.Text = Now.ToString
        Rtb.ZoomFactor = 2
        Rtb.Paste(DataFormats.GetFormat("Bitmap"))
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Rtb_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _
      System.EventArgs) Handles Rtb.SelectionChanged
        Dim st As Boolean = (Rtb.SelectionType = _
        RichTextBoxSelectionTypes.Object)
        Rtb.Cursor = If(st, Cursors.Hand, Cursors.IBeam)
    End Sub
End Class