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GLOSSARY

Active area. The drawing area of the tablet where your Graphire tools are detected.

Aspect. The ratio between the vertical and horizontal dimension of the tablet or display.

Bluetooth. A standardized wireless technology and Specification. Manufacturers build this into their products in order to create Bluetooth devices, enabling seamless voice and data connections between a variety of wireless devices operating at short range to one another.

Click force. The amount of force you must apply to the tip of your pen for a click to occur.

Digital Ink. A broad category that typically describes handwritten content which as been created using pen-based input on a computer. This handwritten content takes the form of sketches, ink mark-up, or handwriting. The handwriting can optionally be converted to typewritten text or simply left alone for use in its original format. Depending on your system and application settings, the handwritten text you make with digital ink can be converted on-the-fly or at another time.

Discoverable mode. An operational state in which a Bluetooth device is available for discovery by another Bluetooth device.

Double-click distance. The maximum distance (in screen pixels) that the cursor can move between clicks and still be accepted as a double-click. Increasing the double-click distance makes double-clicking easier, but may cause a delay in brush strokes in some graphics applications.

Eraser-aware application. A software application that has built-in support for the Graphire eraser. These applications take advantage of the eraser in different ways, depending on what makes sense for the application.

ExpressKeys. The customizable control keys located on your wireless tablet.

Fingerwheel. The control wheel on the cordless mouse.

Journal. A Microsoft Windows application that electronically simulates a physical journal pad, but with the advantages of digital note taking. For example, you can create quick sketches and jot handwritten notes that can be converted to text and sent on to colleagues for digital mark-up. Journal includes a variety of pen, marker, and highlighter tools, plus an eraser that is easily activated by the eraser end of your Graphire pen. Additionally, your handwritten content is searchable within Journal.

Mapping. The relationship between your Graphire tool position on the tablet and the cursor position on the display screen.

Modifier. Modifier keys include SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL for Windows, or SHIFT, CONTROL, COMMAND, and OPTION for Macintosh. You can customize your Graphire tool to simulate a modifier key.

Mouse acceleration. A setting that allows you to adjust the screen cursor acceleration when your Graphire tool in mouse mode.

Mouse mode. A method for positioning the screen cursor. When you place a Graphire tool on the tablet, you can move the screen cursor with a “pick up and slide” motion similar to using a traditional mouse.

This is known as relative positioning, and is the default setting for the cordless mouse. See also pen mode.

Mouse speed. A setting that allows you to adjust the speed at which your screen cursor moves when your Graphire tool is in mouse mode.

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