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Context-sensitive cursors
The shape of the pointer indicates the type of activity you can perform 
in the scanning software.
Selection area cursor
New selection 
area
Draw a new selection area.
Move selection 
area
Drag the selection area to a new location in the 
preview area.
Drag the selection area to another program.
Press O
PTION and drag the selection area to the 
desktop or a folder.
Resize selection 
area horizontally
Appears on the sides of the selection area. Drag 
the cursor to resize the width of the selection area.
Resize selection 
area vertically
Appears on the top or bottom of the selection area. 
Drag the cursor to resize the height of the selection 
area.
Resize selection 
area diagonally
Appears on the corners of the selection area. Drag 
the cursor to resize both the height and width of the 
selection area.
Ready cursor
Ready for activity Click a menu item and select a command.
Click a list button to select an option.
Click a button to turn it on or off, or to increase or 
decrease a number.
Typing cursor
Data entry 
accepted
Click, then type a value.
Pixel value cursor
Highlight 
eyedropper
Position this cursor over a light area in the image to 
see its pixel value in the RGB meter and the 
histogram. Click on pixels to set them as the 
Highlight value. In the Transparency Exposure 
Adjustment tool, click to set the RGB value.
Shadow 
eyedropper
Position this cursor over a dark area of the image to 
see its pixel value in the RGB meter and the 
histogram. Click on pixels to set them as the 
Shadows value.
Eyedropper and 
the “no” symbol
Indicates this area is an area in which pixel value is 
not available.