Force proportions

The Force proportions setting affects how drawing on your Wacom device appears on your display screen. It can also affect the device's active area. Force proportions is "Off" by default.

If the drawing area on your Wacom device has a different format than your display screen, it may make your drawings look distorted and different than what you are drawing with your pen (Figure 1).

Figure 1

To prevent this, you can turn Force proportions "On". This will then use a proportional area of your Wacom device, making what you draw with your pen look the same on your display.

However, depending on your display screen layout, this may leave a portion of your Wacom device inactive, as illustrated in the image on the left in Figure 2.

Figure 2

Turn Force proportions "On"

1. Open Wacom Center.
2. Select your device from the Devices sidebar.
3. Select Mapping.
4. In Mapping settings, turn Force proportions to "On".