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Index
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WORKING WITH THE TABLET
The middle area of the Intuos3 tablet is the working, or active, area for the pen and mouse. Rest your hand
on the tablet and then work with the pen on the active area of the tablet just as if you were using a ball point
pen on a piece of paper. Wherever you place your pen on the tablet active area, the screen cursor will jump
to the corresponding point on the screen. See using the Grip Pen and using the mouse for more information
about using your input devices on the tablet.
To speed up your workflow in graphics and other applications, all Intuos3 tablets feature ExpressKeys and
Touch Strip(s) located next to the tablet’s active area. While using the pen with your dominant hand on the
active area, you can simultaneously use your other hand to operate the ExpressKeys or Touch Strip.
For example, you can change the properties of your tool without removing your hands from the Intuos3
tablet. (Note that 4x5 / A6 and 4x6 / A6 Wide tablet models come with ExpressKeys and a single Touch Strip
located to the left of the tablet’s active area.)
ExpressKeys. Press the customizable
ExpressKeys to perform frequently
used functions or keystrokes.
By default, most keys emulate
keyboard modifier keys. In Photoshop,
this provides quick access to the
grabber hand and alternate tools.
6x8 / A5 tablet shown.
Touch Strip. Slide your finger over the Touch Strips to zoom, scroll, or perform
custom keystroke actions. By default, the Touch Strips enable you to zoom in
most graphics applications and to scroll in other applications. You can also set
them to issue custom keystrokes. For example, you might set a Touch Strip
function to change brush sizes when working in Photoshop.
ExpressKeys.
Touch Strip.
