[Tip] Point at something on-screen for reference

[Paul (Lead Developer)]

Sometimes when working, you'll need to reference something on your screen that may be difficult to quickly see again when your gaze has shifted off it. AlomWare Toolbox has a handy automation function to place a pointing finger where the mouse is, so you can continue working but still easily see what you've pointed at. You would assign the action to a hotkey to do this.

In the screenshot below, the finger is pointing at the date of 24 Oct 2025 on a window (because we're assuming we need to remember that date while doing something else). When the window moves or is maximized, the finger moves with it. To remove the finger, you just click it and press the Delete key.

Note that fingers can't detect when a window's tab has changed, and won't scroll if pointing at something that moves with a scrollbar. Unlike the Windows mouse, fingers are included in screenshots, thus giving a handy way to point at something when taking a shot.

Here is the action to use to show a finger at the mouse with a hotkey:

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HOW TO USE: Copy from Start to End, and then paste into an action.
REFERENCE : See an example of pasting at alomware.com/paste.png
0001 Computer: Point at the mouse ""
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[Bazza]

This one I'll be using often. Great idea!