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What is a mouse pointer?


Is a graphical image used to activate or control certain elements in a graphical user interface.


To be precise, it shows where your mouse will or should take the next action, for example opening a program or dragging a file to another location.

The mouse pointer follows the path of the user's hand when they move their mouse.

The picture shows a simple example of how a mouse pointer can look.
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A mouse pointer is often referred to as a mouse arrow or mouse cursor, which is not quite right!

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(Image-1) A mouse pointer example list!
What is a mouse pointer?

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FAQ 90: Updated on: 24 May 2020 14:13 Windows
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