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Pen mode.
A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Bamboo pen on the tablet,
the screen cursor will jump to the same corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute
positioning, and is the default setting for the Bamboo pen. Also, P
EN
M
ODE
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 monitor screen.
Pressure sensitive.
A quality of the Bamboo pen tip that senses the amount of pressure being applied.
This is used to create natural-looking handwriting, inking, and brush strokes in applications that are pressure
sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application.
Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity.
The height above the tablet active area where the Bamboo tools are detected. Refer also to the
pointing section.
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.
Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP).
The Microsoft Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel enables you to use your
Bamboo 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. See also pen and digital ink capabilities in Windows Vista.
Touch Ring.
The customizable control ring located on your pen tablet.
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.
Bamboo supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.