Wacom Tablet Rocks!

[Chad Smith]

I actually have mine setup so that I only use the bottom-left 1/4 of the pad for the whole screen

So if I get the large one I can still set the work space to a small portion of the tablet?

Also, can you also plug a mouse in at the same time, I like to play games from time to time. So can I be working with the tablet and then afterwards load up a game and move straight over to the mouse?

I have just done a quick serach and didn't realise that they were so cheap, otherwise I would have looked into this sooner.

[Les Therrien]

In addition to Chad's questions.

Can you use any mouse or does it have to be theirs?

I just bought a new Logitech 5 button optical. I guess I could use it for my laptop!?

[gregcashen]

[quote:9dcb36d3d8="gregcashen"]I actually have mine setup so that I only use the bottom-left 1/4 of the pad for the whole screen

So if I get the large one I can still set the work space to a small portion of the tablet?

Also, can you also plug a mouse in at the same time, I like to play games from time to time. So can I be working with the tablet and then afterwards load up a game and move straight over to the mouse?

I have just done a quick serach and didn't realise that they were so cheap, otherwise I would have looked into this sooner.[/quote:9dcb36d3d8]

Yes, yes and yes.

[Chad Smith]

Sweeeeeet!!

[Les Therrien]

Thanks! Thanks and Thanks!!!

I'm going shopping!!!

[hand471037]

Wow! all you guys are now the Wacom experts!

Anyhoo, I've only got two things to add:

one is that you might want to 'choke up' on the pen and hold it a little more vertical than you might with a pencil, so that your fingers can 'drag' a little on the tablet surface; this helps in selection and keeping the pen super steady when clicking/drawing. I've seen people who first start to use Wacom tablets have a hard time clicking on stuff because as they move the pen downward, they also move it in an arc, rather than straight up and down...

two is that the G 3 tablet rocks for laptop users (like me) because the pen can 'dock' into the top of the tablet (there's a little slot for it to dock into). However, my last tablet was a Intous, and if I go back to doing more photoshop stuff I might pick one up, for it does make a difference...

[Chad Smith]

I got my Wacom Graphire 3 4x5 this arvo and this thing kicks ***. Even just for general windows usage. I am now smokin around the desktop.

I just love the customisable pop-up menu that they give you in the settings. Even though it isn't program specific, I think it's still very useful.

All the tips like reducing the usage area on the tablet and keeping the pen as vertical as possible all make sense and improve usage.

[beegee]

By the way, for those of you wondering (probably none...) Wacom is pronounced WOCK-em.

Greg,

I'm having an argument, sorry... a vigorous discussion, with an Australian who insists its pronounced " WACK-em"

Help me out here, where is the official pronunciation spelt out ?

[gregcashen]

Gotta call support. They will happily answer "WOCK-em support, how may I help you." I got into a long discussion with the woman about it. "Why on earth would you guys not put that in your readme? I have been going around like an idiot calling it a WAY-com. Everyone must think I am a dumb or something. [sniffle]"

[Steve_Stafford]

Well I'm a redneck amurican and I'm going to call it Waaaaycom as long as I care to...nyaah!