If the item is an alias, its original is not deleted.Īppears when you Option-click a file or folder, and indicates that dragging the item will create a copy of it at a new location instead of moving it.Īppears when you Option-Command-click an item, and indicates that dragging the item will create an alias for the item.Īppears when you select a rectangular area in an image.Īppears when the mouse pointer is over a link to a web page, document or other item.Īppears when the mouse pointer is over an item that you can move and adjust within specific bounds - for example, text within a spreadsheet cell or a table row in a document.Īppears when you’re moving and adjusting an item within specific bounds - for example, text within a spreadsheet cell or a table row in a document.
Indicates that the item you’re dragging will disappear when you release the button. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Accessibility, click Display, then deselect the “Shake mouse pointer to locate” tickbox. If you lose track of the pointer on the screen, quickly move your finger on the trackpad or quickly move the mouse - the pointer briefly gets bigger so you can see it. It’s used to point to and select items, move scroll bars, resize windows and more.
