What is disclosed is a printer/copier having a Universal Pointing Device Interface (UPDI) for accepting a variety of different pointing devices. The UPDI includes a connector for connecting to a pointing device and a controller having a cursor movement controller for receiving cursor moving signals from the pointing device and moving the cursor on the screen in accordance therewith. The UPDI also includes a Graphic User Interface (GUI) image selection controller for selecting GUI images pointed to by the cursor for actuation upon receiving selection signals from the pointing device. The printer/copier also includes cursor-selectable GUI images displayed on the screen for actuation by the cursor. The cursor-selectable GUI images correspond to the direct-touch buttons disposed on the machine for initiating similar printer/copier functions or inputting similar information via a pointing device.