Use the pen to position the cursor (or pointer) on your screen.
When you lift the pen and place the pen tip on the tablet active area, the screen cursor jumps to the new location.
Move the screen cursor by hovering the pen over the tablet surface and moving your hand. Do this without touching the tablet surface, but while still keeping the pen tip within proximity of the tablet.
To select an icon or folder, use your pen to position the screen cursor over the object. Then press down on the icon or folder to select.
Tips:
• If you find using a pen to be somewhat difficult, try the
•Pointing is easier when you orient the tablet square to the computer monitor so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet.
You can set the pen to position the screen cursor two different ways: pen mode or mouse mode. See tablet to screen mapping.
In pen mode, wherever you place the pen on the tablet, the screen cursor jumps to a corresponding point on the display screen. The screen pointer indicates the pen position and follows the movement of the pen across the tablet surface. This is the default setting for the pen.
When positioning the screen cursor and operating a pen button, the pen tip needs to be within approximately 10 mm (0.4inch) of the tablet surface. The pen tip does not need to touch the tablet in order to move the screen cursor or use the side switch.
All Intuos5 tools work only over the active area of the tablet.
10 mm (0.4 inch) proximity, approximately
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