Tablet To Screen Mapping; Pen Mode - Wacom Intuos 3 User Manual

Tablet to screen mapping

To change the relationship between tool movement on your tablet surface and cursor movement on the
monitor screen, select the M
• Select P mode to set the screen cursor so that its movement corresponds with the position of your
EN
Intuos3 tool on the tablet – wherever you place your tool on the tablet, the cursor will jump to a
corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute positioning, and is the default setting for
all pens.
• Select M mode to move the screen cursor with a "pick up and slide" motion similar to using a
OUSE
traditional mouse. This is the default setting for the mouse.

Pen mode

The default M for the Intuos3 Pen is P
ODE
In P mode, the M
EN APPING
The M you select controls how the screen cursor moves. In
ODE
the screen cursor moves with absolute positioning.
The tablet-to-screen image dynamically updates
to illustrate the selected mapping relationship.
C
ONTENTS
tab. The M
APPING ODE
mode.
EN
tab looks like this:
C
ONTENTS
I
NDEX
options control how the screen cursor moves:
P mode,
EN
Returns the tab settings to their
factory default conditions.
I
NDEX
C
Select the O of your
RIENTATION
tablet.
Note: The O setting
RIENTATION
is tablet-specific, and applies to
all tools and applications.
Other M settings can be
APPING
customized for a specific tool
and application.
S . Select a monitor
CREEN AREA
screen area for tablet to screen
mapping.
F .
ORCE PROPORTIONS
When checked, forces a
proportional tablet to screen
mapping relationship.
Select a T for tablet to
ABLET AREA
screen mapping.
USTOMIZING
38
38