Contents Index 1 Pen Display Software User’s Manual CONTENTS About the manual Navigating the manual 2 3 CUSTOMIZING Opening the control panel Control panel overview Control panel settings Calibrating the pen display Customizing the pen Adjusting tip feel and double-click Adjusting eraser feel Advanced tip and eraser pressure settings Customizing pen buttons Button functions Using the pen display with other monitors Using and customizing the Radial Menu Working with Display Toggle Application-specific s
Contents Index 2 ABOUT THE MANUAL This document provides quick access to information about the pen display. Click on a navigation button or highlighted word to move through the document. The information is common to Windows and Macintosh computers and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise noted. Note: This manual does not contain information for installing the pen display. Please refer to your product installation guide for details on installing the pen display.
Contents Index 3 NAVIGATING THE MANUAL Use the navigation controls to move through the manual: Go to front page. Contents Index Go to table of contents. Go to index. Go back to previous view. Page back, or page forward. topic Go to topic. Topic continued. Adobe Reader provides you with additional tools for using and printing the manual. See the Adobe Reader help for more information.
Contents Index 4 CUSTOMIZING After you master the basics of using your pen display, you may want to customize the way the product works. This chapter describes how to use the Wacom Tablet control panel to adjust your pen display and pen settings. Advanced users can learn how to further optimize the pen display by creating application-specific settings.
Contents Index 5 CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW Use the Wacom Tablet control panel to customize the pen display. The upper portion of the control panel displays icons representing your TABLET, TOOL, and APPLICATION settings. Choose FUNCTIONS to customize the Radial Menu settings. Choose PEN to customize your pen settings. Tabs display customizable settings for the selected TOOL. See control panel settings.
Contents Index 6 Control panel lists and tabs: The control panel TABLET, TOOL, and APPLICATION lists allow you to select the tablet, tool, or application for which you want to change settings. To change tool settings, open the control panel and either choose FUNCTIONS or PEN. See customizing the pen for more information. The TABLET list displays an icon for any supported tablet that has been installed on your system. All settings shown below this list apply to the selected tablet.
Contents Index 7 CALIBRATING THE PEN DISPLAY You will need to calibrate the pen display tablet in order to align the screen cursor position with the position of the pen on the display screen. This is required to adjust for parallax caused by the display screen cover glass and coating. Set the pen display in its working position, then follow the procedure below. Important: When using a VGA connection with the pen display, make sure the LCD monitor is properly adjusted before calibrating the tablet. 1.
Contents Index 8 CUSTOMIZING THE PEN Customizing your pen is easy. First open the Wacom Tablet control panel using the pen. The pen will be selected in the TOOL list and the appropriate tabs will be displayed. Select a tab and choose from the available options. Adjusting tip feel and double-click Adjusting eraser feel Customizing pen buttons Application-specific settings ADJUSTING TIP FEEL AND DOUBLE-CLICK To adjust the tip sensitivity of your pen, select the PEN tab.
Contents Index 9 ADJUSTING ERASER FEEL To adjust the eraser sensitivity of your pen, select the ERASER tab. Note: Some product configurations may include a pen without an eraser. Select the button function to perform when using the eraser. Customizes the amount of pressure needed to erase. Displays the eraser FEEL DETAILS dialog box where you can further customize the eraser sensitivity.
Contents Index 10 ADVANCED TIP AND ERASER PRESSURE SETTINGS To further customize tip or eraser pressure settings, from the PEN or ERASER tab click on the DETAILS... button to display the FEEL DETAILS dialog box. The options within this dialog box enable you to change the tip or eraser pressure sensitivity and click threshold settings independently. (In the PEN and ERASER tabs, these settings are adjusted simultaneously with the TIP FEEL or ERASER FEEL slider.
Contents Index 11 CUSTOMIZING PEN BUTTONS Select the PEN tab to change the functions assigned to the side switches and tip of your pen. Note: Some product configurations may include a pen without side switches. Select the button function to perform when pressing the upper or lower side switch. When you bring the pen tip within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet surface without touching the tablet and press the upper or lower side switch, the selected function occurs.
Contents Index 12 BUTTON FUNCTIONS The following options are available for pen or Radial Menu settings. Please note that not all options are available for all controls or pen display models. CLICK. This option simulates a primary mouse button click. Be sure at least one button performs this function so you can always navigate and click. DOUBLE CLICK. Simulates a double-click. For easier double-clicking, use this function instead of tapping twice with the tip of your pen. MIDDLE CLICK.
Contents Index 13 KEYSTROKE.... Enables you to simulate keystrokes. MODE TOGGLE.... Toggles between pen and mouse mode. MODIFIER.... Enables you to simulate modifier keys. OPEN/RUN.... Opens an application, file, or script. PRESSURE HOLD. Locks the pressure at the current pressure level until the button is released. For example, you can paint with pressure sensitivity until you reach the brush size that you like.
Contents Index 14 • KEYSTROKE.... Enables you to simulate keystrokes. Selecting this option displays the DEFINE KEYSTROKE dialog box where you can enter a keystroke or keystroke sequence to play back. You can manually enter a keystroke or keystroke combination in the KEYS entry box. Keystroke combinations can include letters, numbers, function keys (such as F3) and modifier keys (such as SHIFT, ALT, or CTRL for Windows, or SHIFT, OPTION, COMMAND, and CONTROL for Macintosh).
Contents Index 15 • PAN/SCROLL. Lets you move a document or image in any direction within the active application window by pressing a button set for PAN/SCROLL and then dragging with the pen tip across the tablet’s active area. When you select PAN/SCROLL, the PEN SCROLL SPEED dialog box prompts you to set a scrolling speed that will be used in applications that do not support grabber hand (pixel-level) panning within a document or image.
Contents Index 16 • MODE TOGGLE.... Toggles between pen mode and mouse mode. When first setting a pen button to MODE TOGGLE..., the MOUSE MODE dialog box is displayed where you can adjust the mouse acceleration and speed. Sets the screen cursor tracking speed when in mouse mode Sets the screen cursor acceleration when in mouse mode. Note: Mouse mode settings can be accessed from a number of different locations within the control panel.
Contents Index 17 USING THE PEN DISPLAY WITH OTHER MONITORS When you are working with the pen display and additional monitors on the same system, the screen cursor movement on the standard monitors will depend on your system configuration. If a second monitor is connected in mirror mode, both the pen display and the other monitor will show the identical images and screen cursor movement.
Contents Index 18 USING AND CUSTOMIZING THE RADIAL MENU To display the Radial Menu, set a pen button to the RADIAL MENU function. Whenever you press that button, the Radial Menu is displayed. The menu will extend over the entire desktop. • The hierarchical Radial Menu appears in circular format. Each level of the menu consists of eight control slices which may contain various features and options to choose from. • Select an available option by clicking on it within the Radial Menu.
Contents Index 19 WORKING WITH DISPLAY TOGGLE DISPLAY TOGGLE is available only on multiple monitor systems. The feature allows you to use your pen on the pen display tablet to navigate the screen cursor to any display on your system. After setting a pen side switch to the DISPLAY TOGGLE function, you can then press that button to toggle the screen cursor between the pen display tablet and your other displays.
Contents Index 20 APPLICATION-SPECIFIC SETTINGS You may wish to customize your pen for use with a particular application. For example, you may want a firm pen tip pressure setting in one application and a soft pressure setting in another. The APPLICATION list enables you to add an individual application to the list and then customize your settings for that application.
Contents Index 21 CREATING AN APPLICATION-SPECIFIC SETTING To create an application-specific setting, first choose the pen display and pen for which you want to create an application-specific setting. Then click on the APPLICATION list’s [ + ] button to display the ADD APPLICATION FOR CUSTOM SETTINGS dialog box.
Contents Index 22 CHANGING APPLICATION-SPECIFIC SETTINGS To change pen settings for a specific application, select PEN and the application and then customize the tab settings. REMOVING APPLICATION-SPECIFIC SETTINGS To remove an application-specific setting: 1. In the TOOL list, select the PEN. Then, in the APPLICATION list select the application you want to remove from the list. 2. Click on the APPLICATION list’s [ – ] button. In the dialog box that appears, click DELETE to confirm your selection.
Contents Index 23 GLOSSARY Active area. The area of the pen display tablet where your pen is detected. Application-specific settings. Pen display tool and tablet settings that have been customized for individual applications. The Wacom Tablet control panel enables you to customize the pen to behave uniquely in different applications. Your application-specific settings are in effect whenever you use the application. See also application-specific settings. Aspect.
Contents Index 24 Pen mode. A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your pen on the pen display tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute positioning, and is the default setting for the pen. Also, pen mode allows you to quickly position the screen cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also mouse mode. Pixel. The smallest unit of measure on your display screen. Pressure sensitive.
Contents Index 25 INDEX About the manual Application-specific settings changing creating removing working with Button functions Calibrating, pen display Control panel features lists opening settings tabs Customizing double-click eraser feel advanced pen pen buttons Radial Menu tip feel advanced Contents 2 22 21 22 20 12 7 5 6 4 6 6 8 9 10 8 11 18 8 10 Display Toggle, working with Double-click, customizing Eraser feel, customizing advanced Features, control panel Functions, button Installing multiple t
Contents Index 26 Wacom Pen Display Software User’s Manual Version 1.0, June 12, 2008 Copyright © Wacom Co., Ltd., 2008 All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced except for your express personal use. Wacom reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to provide notification of such changes. Wacom does its best to provide current and accurate information in this document.
