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NAVIGATING WITH TOUCH
The touch input feature of your Bamboo tablet enables you to control a computer using only your fingertips on the tablet surface. See understanding the tablet active area.
Before learning how to control your computer with touch input, familiarize yourself with the following concepts:
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Track | Touch and move a single finger across the tablet surface. |
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Tap | Touch and lift a single finger from the tablet. Tap with two fingers to |
| perform different functions. |
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Pan | Touch the tablet surface with two fingers and move them in the same |
| direction. |
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Swipe | Touch the tablet surface with three or four fingers and move them in a |
| horizontal or vertical direction. Your fingers should be spaced slightly |
| apart from one another. |
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Pinch | Touch the tablet with two fingers spaced slightly apart. While still |
| touching the tablet surface, move or ‘pinch’ your fingers together. |
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Expand | Touch the tablet with two fingers spaced closely together. While still |
| touching the tablet surface, move your fingers apart. |
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Twist | Touch the tablet with two fingers spaced slightly apart and move |
| (rotate) them in a circular fashion, or move them in opposing directions. |
| You can also hold one finger stationary and track your other finger |
| around the stationary finger. |
You can customize your touch experience and also use the ExpressKeys to perform some touch functions.
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