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Using ExpressKeys
Press the ExpressKeys with your secondary hand to toggle between tools or change tool properties while
you are using your primary hand to work with your pen on the Intuos3 tablet. The default settings were
chosen to optimize your workflow in Photoshop and other graphics applications, using the following modifier
keys:
Button 1:
C
TRL
modifier key for Windows.
COMMAND
(Apple key) for Macintosh.
Button 2:
S
HIFT
modifier key.
Button 3:
A
LT
modifier key for Windows.
OPTION
modifier key for Macintosh.
Button 4:
S
PACE
key (spacebar).
The ExpressKeys are fully customizable, enabling you to make the best possible use of them. You may want
to consider the following ways of working with the ExpressKeys:
•
Set a pair of keys to commonly used keystrokes, such as [ and ] to decrease and increase your brush
size in Photoshop.
•
Set a key to a commonly used keyboard shortcut in order to open files or start an application.
•
If you prefer not to (or cannot) use the side switches on your Intuos3 pen, then set a key to right- or
double-click.
•
Choose from any of the other available functions.
See
for more details on the available key settings.
If you require different key functions in different applications, you can easily set up application-specific
settings for the tablet controls. See
creating an application-specific setting
for more information.
6x8 / A5 tablet shown.
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3
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The ExpressKeys are chordable. For example, pressing keys 3 and 1 together
simulates A
LT
+C
TRL
in Windows, or
OPTION
+
COMMAND
on Macintosh systems.
Tips:
•
In Photoshop, pressing the spacebar (key 4 on your Intuos3 tablet) switches the
currently selected tool to the hand tool and lets you pan (move) the image within
the application window.
•
In Photoshop and many other graphics applications, the A
LT
, C
TRL
, and S
HIFT
modifier keys modify a tool or switch to a complementary tool while the modifier
key is pressed.
