Cannot move the cursor where you want to on the screen, or the line you are drawing does not line up with the location of the pointer in paint applications.
Open the Pen Tablet control panel. Verify that PEN MODE is selected. If this does not help, click on the DEFAULT button to reestablish the default tablet to screen mapping. If you are still having difficulty, remove the tablet preferences (see next tip).
You suspect the tablet | Delete the tablet preferences as follows: | |
preferences may be corrupted, | Windows: Do a Search or Find for the TABLET.DAT file and delete it. | |
or want to make certain that all | ||
The file should be in your Windows\System or Windows\System32 | ||
settings are at their factory | ||
folder. Then restart your computer. When the tablet driver loads it will | ||
defaults. | ||
create a new preferences file with the factory default settings. | ||
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| Macintosh: For a single user, delete the tablet preferences by first | |
| choosing your HOME folder from the GO menu. Then open your home | |
| LIBRARY folder. Within your home LIBRARY folder, open the | |
| PREFERENCES folder and delete the COM.WACOM.TABLETPREFERENCES | |
| file. Log out, then log back in. When the tablet driver loads it will create | |
| a new preferences file with the factory defaults. | |
| For multiple users, delete all tablet preferences by first opening the main | |
| APPLICATIONS folder. Then open the TABLET folder and run the | |
| REMOVETABLET utility. When the utility starts, click on the REMOVE ALL | |
| PREFERENCE FILES button. Log out, then log back in. When the tablet | |
| driver loads, it will create new preferences files with the factory defaults. | |
| Note: Do not manually remove the WACOM TABLET.PREFPANE file from | |
| the main LIBRARY PREFERENCEPANES folder. This file is only to be | |
| removed when uninstalling the tablet software driver, and then only | |
| when using the REMOVETABLET utility. | |
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The computer does not go to | When you are not using the pen or cordless mouse, remove them from | |
sleep. | the tablet surface or the tablet will continue to send data, keeping the | |
| computer awake. |
When using the tablet the screen cursor is very erratic or jumps around.
On rare occasions the tablet may receive interfering radio frequencies from a computer monitor or nearby AM radio station. If you notice interference from a monitor, try moving the tablet at least six (6) inches away from the monitor, or change the monitor refresh rate or monitor resolution.