Not sure what is being asked in this question, but if it relates to MS Excel 2007 or MS Word 2007, the answer is the font selection. When you highlight a font name, you can see what the text would look like after that font is applied.
preview
crosshair
A crosshair with 4 arrows.
Check if you clicked on the don't use mouse button.If that does not work use the center button to move the mouse.
The application does that when the pointer is over the cells region of the spreadsheet.
The mouse pointer, or cursor, changes shape.
two heanded arrow
stedy output
an enhanced screen tip
It changes into a mini toolbar.
hold ALT and press F4
paintbrush