As you use the mouse, the appearance of the mouse pointer can change. The appearance of the pointer can provide feedback about a particular operation, location, or state. The following table lists and describes some of the mouse pointers.
Pointer |
Associated Action |
Description |
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Point to an item, choose a menu item |
Normal pointer. The pointer that appears during normal use of the mouse. |
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Drag-and-drop |
Move pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, the object is moved from the old location to the new location. |
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Drag-and-drop |
Copy pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a copy of the object is created where you drop the object. |
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Drag-and-drop |
Symbolic link pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a symbolic link to the object is created where you drop the object. A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file or folder. |
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Drag-and-drop |
Ask pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a menu opens. You can choose to move or copy the object, or to create a symbolic link to the object. |
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Drag-and-drop |
Not available pointer. Indicates that you cannot drop the object at the current location. |
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Move panel object |
Move panel object pointer. Indicates that you have selected a panel object to move. |
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Resize window horizontally |
Horizontal resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a vertical window border to resize the window horizontally. |
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Resize window vertically |
Vertical resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a horizontal window border to resize the window vertically. |
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Resize window horizontally and vertically |
Corner resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a corner of a window border to resize the window horizontally and vertically. |
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Resize window pane or resize table column |
Window pane or table column resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a column in a table to resize. |