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* In text that the user can [[selection (user interface)|select]] or edit, the pointer changes to a vertical bar with little cross-bars (or curved [[serif]]-like extensions) at the top and bottom — sometimes called an ''[[I-beam]]'' since it resembles the cross-section of the construction detail of the same name.
* When displaying a document, the pointer can appear as a hand with all fingers extended allowing scrolling by ''pushing'' the displayed page around.
* Graphics
* On an edge or corner of a [[window (computing)|window]] the pointer usually changes into a double arrow (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) indicating that the user can drag the edge/corner in an indicated direction to adjust the size of the window. Double arrows are similarly used with movable dividers when a window is split into two or more parts.
* The corners and edges of the whole screen may also act as [[screen hotspot]]s. According to [[Fitts's law]], which predicts the time it takes to reach a target area, moving mouse and stylus pointers to those spots is easy and fast. As the pointer usually stops when reaching a screen edge, the size of those spots can be considered of virtual infinite size, so the hot corners and edges can be reached quickly by throwing the pointer toward the edges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://particletree.com/features/visualizing-fittss-law/ |title=Visualizing Fitts' Law |first=Kevin |last=Hale |website=Particle Tree |date=3 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/08/fitts-law-and-infinite-width.html |title=Fitts' Law and Infinite Width |first=Jeff |last=Atwood |author-link=Jeff Atwood |website=Coding Horror |date=9 August 2006 |access-date=2021-04-07 |archive-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214030831/http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/08/fitts-law-and-infinite-width.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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