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An input device consisting of a drawing surface and pressure-sensitive digital pen, often used by artists, graphic designers, and photographers for precise cursor control.

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How do I delete folders from the Windows 7 DriverStore?

I am having a problem getting a specific device to work, and I am trying to start from square one by making sure there are absolutely no leftover files from driver installs on my system. Specifically ...
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How to disable context menu on long pen press?

I have wacom bamboo pen. When I am pressing it for a log time, circle animation appears and then context menu called. This makes impossible to draw something slowly. How to disable context menu call ...
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How to use a Windows tablet as a drawing tablet?

I have a tablet laptop running Windows 10, which supports touch and stylus input. I'd like to use this like a drawing pad (e.g. Wacom tablet or similar) for my desktop PC. Would this be possible, ...
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What do I need? a digital pen or a pen tablet or something else? [closed]

I use lot of regular pen and paper. Most of my work includes I write a lot of lengthy articles in my native language (not English). Solving maths problems => writing a lot of mathematical equations ...
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How do I turn off the little CTRL-SHIFT bubble that pops up on Windows 7 around my cursor?

I have a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet. When I press CTRL, SHIFT, or ALT, a little yellow bubble pops up near my cursor. This interfers with screenshots etc. Wacom has informed me that this is not a ...
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Use cheap graphic tablet as a trackpad

since I have zero experience with tablets, I have a question to ask about this. Is it possible to use (cheap) graphic tablet as a trackpad device, with your finger, and how (if possible at all)? I ...
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Onenote shortcut to change mouse cursor from pen mode to text mode

I am using Wacom tablet with Onenote. When I move my pen inside the page, it defaults to pen mode. If I want to change to text mode I have to click the toolbar. What is the shortcut for changing from ...
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Is there any way to change coordinate mode of the XP pen G540 graphic tablets on a windows computer?

Is there any way to change the coordinate mode of a XP pen G540 graphic tablets on a Windows computer? I only have absolute mapping mode on the driver, I cannot change it in the settings, but I need ...
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Windows 10 Tablet Mode without touchscreen

I don't have a touchscreen computer, however I would like to try tablet mode with my graphics tablet but windows doesn't let me activate it. Is there a registry or something I can edit to enable ...
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Is there a way to avoid Wacom Control Panel to stop showing in certain cases?

This is the problem: Suddenly, you double click on desktop Wacom tablet settings icon, and it won't show the dialog. It appears to be loaded as it's shown down in the Windows taskbar. I suspect it is ...
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Free image editor with tablet pressure support on Windows? [closed]

I know that Paint.NET used to have pressure support, but they pulled it out several versions ago and refuse to add it back in. Are there any other decent free Windows image editors that support ...
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Wacom "Tablet driver not found"

I have a $100 Wacom Intuos drawing tablet, and after a while, it says "THE TABLET DRIVER WAS NOT FOUND" when I try to open the Wacom Tablet Properties. The tablet still functions the same, but I just ...
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Pen input with Huion 1060 plus lags in Krita

I have downloaded Krita and I am trying to use it with the Huion New 1060 Plus pen input tablet. However, the input lags so much / has such a high delay that Krita only draws a few dots when I am ...
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Pencil brush in Photoshop

I have a Wacom Intuos 3 pen tablet. I bought it so I can naturally draw directly into the computer. Working in Photoshop, though, I cannot seem to find the brush settings that mostly resemble drawing ...
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Is it possible to use the Wacom Wireless Accessory Kit on an Intuos4 L?

Is it possible to use the Wacom Wireless Accessory Kit on an Intuos4 L (PTK-840-xx)? http://www.wacom.com/en/products/accessories/wireless/wireless-accessory-kit I am not asking for a hint, that ...
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Graphics Tablets - How does a tablet and mouse work together? Is there anything else one should be aware of?

I received a graphics tablet several years ago as a gift, but didn't use it much. I do a lot of artwork on the PC but my tablet is long gone (seems to have disappeared though I still have the driver ...
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Trust TB-7300 / Adesso CyberTablet M14 in OSX 10.8

My sister have been using a Trust TB-7300 with her Macbook for some time. Note that even though Trust does not provide OSX drivers for this tablet, she's been able to use drivers provided by Adesso ...
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How to detect a Wacom Intuos5 tablet in Linux Mint?

I have an Intuos5 drawing tablet that I'd like to use under Linux. Under Windows it runs fine, but I can't get it to work in Linux (using Mint 11). lsusb shows that it is known as a USB device: $ ...
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OS X Snow Leopard stops processing clicks from Wacom Intuous2

I'm using a Wacom Intuos2 graphics tablet in OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2, which works great, 80% of the time. Every 20 minutes or so, OS X to just start ignoring input from the pen. More specifically, ...
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Loss of stabilization when using pen in Photoshop

Here is a comparison between drawing in Photoshop with a mouse and a pen (first stroke is the mouse, second is the pen). There is a lot more stabilization with the mouse than with the pen, even though ...
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How to restrict mouse and graphics tablet to primary monitor?

I have a MacBook connected to a monitor as an extended display. I am using a wacom graphics tablet. I want to restrict the wacom to the primary display only and not move onto the secondary display. ...
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Unable to get mapping on Parblo MAST 22 graphics tablet

I'm using a custom built PC with a Maximus VI Impact motherboard with a Core i7 4770 and a Nvidia Gforce 760 video card and running windows 10 I'm running these monitors MAST 22 (1920x1080)(pen ...
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Can I restrict a graphics tablet/pen to work within a window?

I have a cheap Huinon tablet. It works well enough. But it represents the whole of the screen. While this means I can select menus etc, using it, I have no need to do that. I want to use the mouse ...
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Broken graphics tablet support on Windows 10 (No WinTab in the OS?)

I'm using an UGEE 2150 screen pen tablet on Windows 10 Pro (Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299), and seems that it's support has been broken again - last time this happened with the "Fall Creators Update",...
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How to use a Cintiq tablet in a multi-monitor configuration in Windows 10?

I'm trying to use a Wacom Cintiq 21UX 2 (tablet/monitor hybrid) in conjunction with two regular monitors. Unfortunately, I have two problems right now: Stylus input is scaled incorrectly, which ...
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How to extract action done by a program (controll panel client) to script in windows?

Frequently I have to make some changes in control panel using graphical applets. I'd like to know if there is any way to extract an action (for example the thing that is happening in system while ...
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Cursor disappears when using drawing tablet on Win8

When I use my Aiptek drawing tablet with Windows 8, the mouse cursor disappears when I'm moving the stylus as a mouse (but not touching the surface). I can't find an option to turn it off and it ...
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How to remove tips box with Wacom tablet in Windows 8.1

HP Envy TS15 Laptop running 64 bit Windows with Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet small (CTL-480). All was fine. Suddenly, I started getting little yellow tool tip boxes whenever any of the following keys are ...
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Installing Wacom Bamboo drivers creates "No more handles" error in eclipse

Id like to use my Wacom Bamboo tablet for OneNote and GIMP but when I install the drivers for the graphics tablet my Eclipse throws the infamous "Unhandled event loop exception - no more handles". I ...
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GIMP treats pen-down as right click

on my tablet, GIMP treats the pen tip being pressed down as a right click. I can't draw at all with it like this,and the configuration for it lists the pen tip being assigned to left-click. so why ...
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Customizing the functionality of the Monoprice graphic tablet's buttons?

I'd like to re-map the pen buttons of my Monoprice graphics tablet (this one) to do other things than those that are enabled through the official application? Currently, I can only assign the pen ...
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Is Graphics tablet better than mouse for precise movements in terms of hand and wrist tiredness? [closed]

I usually do works which require precise cursor movement. For example I need to move the cursor to a specific pixel on the screen precisely. However since I need to grab the mouse with my entire hand, ...
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Wacom consumer tablet driver service may crash while opening Bamboo Preferences, often after resuming computer from sleep

One of the ExpressKeys on my Wacom Bamboo Capture graphics tablet is mapped to Bamboo Preferences, so that I can quickly access the tablet settings and view the battery level (I have the Wireless ...
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Using cheap Surface Pro clone as a graphics tablet input? (similar to Wacom Cintiq)

Is it possible to use one of those cheap Surface Pro clones (such as a Chuwi Surbook, Chuwi Hi13 etc.) as a graphics tablet input on a Windows 10 PC similar to a Wacom Cintiq? What I want to do is ...
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What is the purpose of this hole on Wacom Intuos Pro tablet?

My friend recently received a new digital drawing tablet (Wacom Intuos Pro). Among other features, there is a hole that resembles a charm hole found on mobile phones: Other parts of the package (e.g. ...
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how can I get rid of the extra tablet features windows 7 [duplicate]

I have a pen-tablet, and under XP it simply connected and worked in apps. now in windows 7, it starts up 4+ extra programs to adapt to being used as a tablet PC- except that the computer is not a ...
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Ugee M708 tablet no longer working with Paint Tool Sai

I've recently realised that my Ugee M708 tablet doesn't work anymore with Paint Tool Sai despite it working well before. I've just now reinstalled the latest drivers (latest on ugee website was a few ...
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How to configure/calibrate our new UGEE 1910 monitor and pen

We have connected all up, display works fine....but...the pen show a cursor about 4 cm to the right downloaded a few drivers, uninstalled each time before installing new, no change whats the most ...
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Can one reduced the pressure needed to click/draw on Wacom Bamboo?

I have a Wacom Bamboo Pad, CTH-301 and I want to start using it for drawing on a computer, but I have noticed that in order to click (or hold, for that matter), I need to apply a considerable amount ...
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Hooking up UGEE 19" Graphics Monitor to my Lenovo 23" Monitor

I have a Lenovo monitor that's 23 inches and a new UGEE graphics tablet that has a monitor screen of 19 inches. I purchased the graphics tablet a few days ago and I'm having some difficulties on how ...
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Stopping Windows from showing "ripple" effect when clicking with digitizer pen?

I have a Wacom digitizer with pen and Windows 7. Whenever I push down with the pen on the digitizer plate to click, Windows shows a "ripple" effect (an expanding, semi-transparent circle) where I ...
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Taking notes using a tablet input device [closed]

I like to know what software do you use to take notes using a tablet input device like the Genius G-Pen 4500. The software must run in Windows. This tablet comes with a built in software that those ...
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Do you need a tablet to use a USB pen?

I see a lot of pens and tablets being sold separately and together. Do I need both or are there pens that will work on any surface?
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How to change the forward button to mean "double click" on the Wacom Bamboo One grahpics tablet?

I've got a Wacom Bamboo One grahpics tablet. I would like to change the forward button to mean "double click" as I was able to on the old WACOM Graphire pens. In a "Pen and Tablet" program it allows ...
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Locking graphics tablet to one screen (dual monitor setup)

I am using an old "Kanvus Office 54" graphics tablet with a Windows 10 laptop PC and I'm looking to restrict the tablet's output to just one of my two screens (I have a dual monitor setup ...
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(Windows 10) On screen keyboard appears at login screen after installing tablet driver

After installing Huion Tablet driver (v14.8.166.1482_HID), I put my computer into sleep mode. When I turned the computer back on, on logonUI appears on-screen keyboard. This happens only when the ...
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Firefox doesn't scroll with touch input on Windows

I'm using a graphics tablet with support for Windows ink (basically Windows treats it as a touch screen) which works everywhere as intended, scrolling instead of selecting text and behaving like a ...
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Pen pressure not working anymore in Photoshop or other app

Pen pressure for graphic tablets is not working in Photoshop, nor in any other Windows app. Windows Ink is activated in all the instances, drivers are updated in all the devices (Wacom Intuos Pro, ...
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Drawing tablet pen still drawing when just hovering

I have a Monoprice 10 x 6.25-inch drawing tablet, and here recently, there's been a huge issue. If I simply hover my pen over the screen of the tablet, the pen will respond as if I'm pressing down on ...
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Can my kid use the pen display while I'm working on my PC?

I'm planning to buy a a graphic tablet (pen display) to motivate my kids to learn using Photoshop. But I have a concern: if I have to decide all the time if I work on the computer or they use the pen ...
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