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Interactive pen display
Pen mode. A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your pen on the interactive pen
display, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute
positioning, and is the default setting for the pen. Pen mode allows you to quickly position the screen
cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also
mouse mode
.
Pixel. The smallest unit of measure on your display screen.
Pressure sensitive. A quality of the Wacom pen tip that senses the amount of pressure being applied. This
is used to create natural-looking pen and brush strokes in applications that are pressure sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application. Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity. The height above the pen display active area where the pen is detected.
Radial Menu. A hierarchical menu (in radial format). Each level of the menu consists of eight menu slices
which may contain various features and options to choose from. You can set the switch on your pen to
display this menu.
Screen cursor. The pointer on the display screen. Screen cursors come in different shapes (such as an
I-beam, arrow, or box), depending on which application you are running.
Side switch. The switch or button on the side of the pen that can be used to execute various product
functions.
Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP). The Microsoft Windows Tablet PC Input Panel enables you to use your Wacom
pen to create handwritten notes or work with an on-screen keyboard. The Input Panel dynamically
converts your handwriting to text. The information you create can then be inserted into other documents,
spreadsheets, or illustrations.
USB. Universal Serial Bus. A hardware interface standard for connecting computer peripheral devices.
USB ports support hot-plugging, which allows you to connect or disconnect a USB device without turning
off your computer.
Wintab. An interface standard used by Windows applications for receiving tablet information. The pen
display supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.
