Use your pen

Use your pen

Use your pen to interact with your device. This includes drawing, writing, or moving items, and activating actions that you assign to pen buttons.

Tip: Hold the pen as you would normally hold a pen or pencil. Adjust your grip so that you can press any pen buttons easily with your thumb (recommended) or index finger without accidentally pressing it.
Tip: To make it easier to access tools in applications like Adobe Photoshop, assign modifiers, such as Alt and Ctrl, to your pen buttons so that you do not have to use your keyboard keys.

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Pen tip

  • Draw or sign: Draw or sign with the pen tip directly on the device surface.
    • Note: Pens are pressure-sensitive, so the harder you press, the thicker your lines and the denser the color.
  • Move the cursor: Move the pen while holding it slightly above the device without touching the screen surface.
  • Double-click: Quickly tap the screen twice in the same place with the pen tip.
  • Select an item: Tap the screen once with the pen tip.
  • Move an item: Select the item with the pen tip, then slide the pen tip across the screen to move it.

Pen buttons

Use pen buttons to trigger actions. You can change assigned pen button settings in Wacom Center by selecting your device in the Devices sidebar, then selecting your Pen.

If your pen button is assigned to a type of click (right-click, double-click, etc.), you activate the click differently, depending on your Pen Button Mode:

  • If your Pen button mode is Hover Click, then hold the pen tip slightly above the surface of your device and press the pen button.
  • If your Pen button mode is Click & Tap, press the pen button and then tap the device surface with your pen tip.

You can find these settings in Wacom Center by selecting your device in the Devices sidebar, selecting your pen, then clicking Advanced in the main content area.

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