Hand may refer to any of the following:

  1. In graphics editors, the hand tool is a type of mouse pointer. It lets you move the page or image on the screen by clicking and dragging it, rather than moving the scrollbars.

  2. Shorthand for have a nice day, HAND is used in chat and other text-based communications as an easy way to tell someone to have a nice day.

Pressing H selects the hand tool in Adobe Photoshop.

In Adobe Photoshop, you can hold down the spacebar to change the mouse cursor to a hand. If the image is larger than the display window, use the hand cursor to move the image. While holding the spacebar, you can click-and-drag the mouse to “grab” the document nd reposition it. When the document view is positioned as you want it, you can release the mouse button and the spacebar, and continue using other tools.

  • What are the most common symbols used by computers?
  1. With a mouse pointer, the pointing hand is a cursor that’s displayed on a computer when hovering over a hyperlink.

  2. In general, a hand describes the part of a person’s arm that is beyond the wrist. The hand has a palm, fingers, and thumb. With a computer the left hand and right hand are used to type on a keyboard and the right hand moves the mouse.

Chat terms, Photoshop terms

  • Where should fingers be placed on the keyboard?