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Nib. The replaceable tip of the Intuos Pen or Airbrush.
Pen Mode. A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Intuos tool on the tablet,
the screen cursor will be at that same corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute
positioning, and allows you to position the screen cursor without having to first find it and then move it with
a “pick up and roll” action. See also
Pixel. The smallest unit of measure on your monitor screen.
Pop-up Menu. A window that displays a list of keystroke functions and mapping options. You can
customize your tool buttons, 4D Mouse buttons, or Tablet buttons to display this menu.
Portrait. A tablet O
RIENTATION
setting. In portrait orientation, the tablet buttons are on the side.
Rectangular tablets will be in a vertical position. See also
Pressure sensitive. A quality of the Intuos Pen and Airbrush tip and eraser that senses the amount of
pressure being applied. This is used to create natural-looking pen, brush, and eraser strokes in
applications that are pressure-sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application. Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity. The height (6 mm (0.24 inch)) above the tablet’s
detected.
QuickPoint. The Q
UICK
P
OINT
M
ODE
divides the tablet into two independent areas: a large area for
drawing and a small area for quick navigation.
