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I need dual screen for my web developer job but when I do illustrations I prefer to work on a single screen to avoid the stretching of the workspace which affects tablet's precision.

Is there a way to make my tablet work only on my primary screen and, at the same time, use mouse for both screens? I've looked into my tablet's preferences and haven't found it.

I use Windows XP, Bamboo Fun A5, ATI Radeon X 1050.

Thanks in advance.

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On Windows PCs you go in to Bamboo Preferences then click Details in the Tracking options on the right.

Next, select Monitor in the Screen Area section.

After that just change the number in the window to pick the monitor you want your pen to stay on.

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It should do this by default, only works on the monitor your cursor is in (using the regular mouse you can move it to the other)

Install the official Wacom drivers an you can also use the "Pen Tablet Properties" menu in the Control Panel to select a limited work region.

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I have all the drivers installed, and still it splits between two screens. I know my Intuos 4 has this option, but maybe Bamboo Fun is just too primitive? – Przemyslaw Piekarski Jul 1 '10 at 7:06
@Przemyslaw Piekarski: Hm, my Graphire 3 also has that option. Presumably it's really just a matter of “People who buy the cheapest tablet we offer aren't likely to use it for real work anyway” – Joey Jul 1 '10 at 16:42
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have you tried setting it to one monitor only using the Pen Tablet Properties / Pen & Mouse, Pen settings? – davidosomething Jul 2 '10 at 1:11
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