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 | 
|---|---|---|
|  | Point to an item, choose a menu item | Normal pointer. The pointer that appears during normal use of the mouse. | 
|  | Drag-and-drop | Move pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, the object is moved from the old location to the new location. | 
|  | Drag-and-drop | Copy pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a copy of the object is created where you drop the object. | 
|  | 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. | 
|  | 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. | 
|  | Drag-and-drop | Not available pointer. Indicates that you cannot drop the object at the current location. | 
|  | Move panel object | Move panel object pointer. Indicates that you have selected a panel object to move. | 
|  | Resize window horizontally | Horizontal resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a vertical window border to resize the window horizontally. | 
|  | Resize window vertically | Vertical resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a horizontal window border to resize the window vertically. | 
|  | 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. | 
|  | 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. |