because it transitions into a I icon which is used for highlighting text and then right clicking for more options for using this text such as copy and paste. There is no real reason why it mainly does this for the functionality factor used in text on a computer. All Operating Systems do this.
That is a cursor - it tells you where text will be inserted if you type text.
Both: when over text that is selectable or editable, it's the I beam, when not it's the cursor arrow.
Underline and color different from the text around it
It can simply be called a "cursor", but you can also call it a "text cursor" to tell it apart from your mouse cursor.
It's a cursor, you IDIOT!Improved: Actually it's called the insertion point, idiot.
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Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.Usually if the cursor is in some text and you start to type, the text that is already there is pushed over. If you press the Insert key, it changes to Overtype mode, meaning text will be replaced as you type the new text.
When the cursor moves over text, it looks like an X, with a small line through the middle.
Well first you type your text then you get your cursor and click the text twice or more until its highlighted or you can click and drag your cursor over the text then go to the top were you will find nubers like the numbr 10 and then costomise your text size! enjoy!
One way is to select a line of text is to drag the cursor over it.
That is a cursor - it tells you where text will be inserted if you type text.
An I-beam is a cursor on the mouse that makes it look like a capital "I". It happens when the mouse goes over highlightable text. When you mouseover text, the cursor changes its look, the new 'I' look is called an I-beam pointer.
it is called a cursor
You can hover your cursor over a corner of the text box and when the diagonal arrow appears, you can drag the corner of the box to make the box larger or smaller.
The arrow is a pointer, but it could be a hand or a dinosaur or a cursor.
It is a textbox that currently has the cursor in it.
Both: when over text that is selectable or editable, it's the I beam, when not it's the cursor arrow.