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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.
Thumbwheel. The wheel on the side of the Intuos 4D Mouse that gives you an additional control variable
for your work. You can customize the functions and sensitivity of the thumbwheel in the control panel.
Tilt sensitive. A quality of the Intuos Pen and Airbrush tip and eraser that senses the amount of tilt
between the tool and tablet. This is used to create natural-looking pen, brush, and eraser strokes in
applications that are tilt-sensitive.
Tool ID. A feature that makes each Intuos tool unique. If you are working with two identical pens, the
tablet will recognize each one as a separate tool. This is particularly useful if you have customized each
pen differently.
Tracking speed. A setting that allows you to adjust the speed at which your screen cursor moves when
your Intuos tool is in
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.
Intuos supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.
