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Customizing the Pen

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 in the Windows operating system and customize settings for the Pen.

The following settings are available in the 

Canvas Pen 

control panel settings: 

Table 2. Can Pen control panel settings

Function

Description

Tilt sensitivity

Allows you to adjust the Tilt sensitivity of your Pen. It determines 

how far you can tilt the tool to produce maximum tilt effect. You 

need to tilt the pen less, at high sensitivity than at low sensitivity. 

Drag the slider to increase or decrease the Tilt.

Top Barrel Button

The option Erase is selected by default. You can customize the 

setting by choosing a different function from the drop-down list. 

For more information about different functions in the list, see 

button functions

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Customizing the Pen

Summary of Contents for Canvas Pen

Page 1: ...Dell Canvas Pen User s Guide ...

Page 2: ... to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2017 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2017 08 Rev A03 ...

Page 3: ... 5 Customizing the Pen 10 Button functions 11 Calibrating the Pen display 13 Associating the Pen and Touch inputs 14 Configuring Dell Canvas as the main display 14 Using Dell Canvas as an extended display 14 Radial menu settings 18 Pen and Windows ink settings 19 6 Replacing the Pen nib 21 7 Troubleshooting 23 Contents 3 ...

Page 4: ...highly precise and natural writing experience and can be used directly on the Dell Canvas screen The Pen uses electro magnetic resonance EMR technology and gets activated when brought within the proximity of the Dell Canvas screen 1 4 Canvas Pen ...

Page 5: ...n 3 Bottom barrel button 4 Pen tip nib For more information about customizing the settings for these features see customizing the Pen Nib holder The nib holder includes a nib removal tool and compartments to hold the nibs 2 Canvas Pen features 5 ...

Page 6: ...ib holder 4 Base of the nib holder Nibs The Pen ships with a total of seven nibs One hard nib is installed in the Pen In addition there are six nibs in the nib holder with two nibs each of the type hardest medium hard and soft 6 Canvas Pen features ...

Page 7: ...1 Nib holder 2 B Soft nib 3 H Hard nib 4 HB Medium nib Canvas Pen features 7 ...

Page 8: ...ftware drivers Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary version 1607 update or later supports the Pen features You can log in to dell com support to download the Canvas Installer application 3 8 Installing software drivers ...

Page 9: ...to the Canvas screen with enough pressure to register a click Dragging Select an object then slide the Pen tip across the Canvas screen to move the object Using the Top and Bottom barrel buttons The buttons have customizable options By default the Top button is set to Erase and the lower barrel button is set to Barrel button You can customize the options in the Canvas Pen settings page Working wit...

Page 10: ...to adjust the Tilt sensitivity of your Pen It determines how far you can tilt the tool to produce maximum tilt effect You need to tilt the pen less at high sensitivity than at low sensitivity Drag the slider to increase or decrease the Tilt Top Barrel Button The option Erase is selected by default You can customize the setting by choosing a different function from the drop down list For more infor...

Page 11: ...quired setting Calibrate You can calibrate the Pen display to align the screen cursor with the position of the pen on the Canvas screen For more information see calibrating the pen display Configure Displays Allows you to configure the display settings Show Ripple Effect To enable visual feedback for the pen click the checkbox Restore default settings Restores the changes to the default settings T...

Page 12: ... either drag objects or selecting text blocks 4th Click Performs a function similar to a 4th mouse button click 5th Click Performs a function similar to a 5th mouse button click Keystrokes Choosing this option helps you to simulate keystrokes Modifier Choosing this option helps you to simulate modifier keys like Shift Alt or CTRL Radial Menu Displays the Radial Menu options Pan Scroll It enables y...

Page 13: ...elp application in Windows Disabled Disables the button Calibrating the Pen display For optimum performance calibrate the Pen display to align the screen cursor with the position of the Pen on the Canvas screen You can perform the following steps to calibrate the Pen on the Dell Canvas screen 1 Go to Start Dell Canvas Canvas Pen in the Windows operating system The Canvas Pen control panel settings...

Page 14: ...vas as an extended display Configuring Dell Canvas as the main display To set the Dell Canvas as the main display screen perform the following steps 1 Go to Start Windows Settings System Display 2 Click Identify 3 Select the Dell Canvas display from the Customize your display window 4 Select Make this my main display 5 Click Apply Using Dell Canvas as an extended display Associate the Pen and Touc...

Page 15: ...3 In the Tablet PC Settings control panel select Dell Canvas from the drop down list in the Display options section and then click Setup in the Configure section Customizing the Pen 15 ...

Page 16: ...r the Pen input or the Touch input in the Identify pen or touch screens control panel 5 Read the instructions carefully and press Enter until the configuration screen shows on the Canvas screen 16 Customizing the Pen ...

Page 17: ...6 Touch the Canvas screen with the Pen or your finger to associate the input with the Canvas screen 7 Click OK on the Tablet PC Settings control panel Customizing the Pen 17 ...

Page 18: ...navigation and media control functions You can customize the label and choose different functions from the drop down list and add them to the Radial Menu settings You can click the radial menu to see all the functions that can be added to the Radial Menu settings 18 Customizing the Pen ...

Page 19: ...nk and customize settings for the Canvas Pen in the Windows operating system For more detailed information about the settings see the Microsoft website at https microsoft com The following settings in the image can be customized in the Windows control panel Customizing the Pen 19 ...

Page 20: ...20 Customizing the Pen ...

Page 21: ...h normal use Replace the pen nib when it starts to get too short or develops a flat point Excessive pressure causes it to wear out sooner 1 To remove the nib hold the nib removal tool A 1 with the opening pointing toward the nib A 2 2 Clasp the nib with the tool and remove the nib out of the pen barrel B C 3 To insert the nib clasp the nib with your fingers D 1 4 Slide the end of the new nib strai...

Page 22: ...22 Replacing the Pen nib ...

Page 23: ... sensitivity Ensure that the right options are selected within the application itself Clicking is difficult Adjust the Pen tip sensitivity settings Calibrate the Pen accuracy from the Canvas Pen settings page The Pen selects everything or will not stop drawing Adjust the Pen tip sensitivity settings The Pen cursor mapping becomes misaligned when duplicating two or more displays with different aspe...

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