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An input device consisting of a drawing surface and pressure-sensitive digital pen, often used by artists, graphic designers, and photographers for precise cursor control.

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How do I delete folders from the Windows 7 DriverStore?

I am having a problem getting a specific device to work, and I am trying to start from square one by making sure there are absolutely no leftover files from driver installs on my system. Specifically I'm trying to get rid of the UC-Logic drivers for…
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How to disable context menu on long pen press?

I have wacom bamboo pen. When I am pressing it for a log time, circle animation appears and then context menu called. This makes impossible to draw something slowly. How to disable context menu call on long press? The pen has special button for…
Suzan Cioc
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How to use a Windows tablet as a drawing tablet?

I have a tablet laptop running Windows 10, which supports touch and stylus input. I'd like to use this like a drawing pad (e.g. Wacom tablet or similar) for my desktop PC. Would this be possible, and if so, how?
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What do I need? a digital pen or a pen tablet or something else?

I use lot of regular pen and paper. Most of my work includes I write a lot of lengthy articles in my native language (not English). Solving maths problems => writing a lot of mathematical equations Solving chemistry problems => chemistry…
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How do I turn off the little CTRL-SHIFT bubble that pops up on Windows 7 around my cursor?

I have a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet. When I press CTRL, SHIFT, or ALT, a little yellow bubble pops up near my cursor. This interfers with screenshots etc. Wacom has informed me that this is not a feature of the pen software but of Windows 7. Does…
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Use cheap graphic tablet as a trackpad

since I have zero experience with tablets, I have a question to ask about this. Is it possible to use (cheap) graphic tablet as a trackpad device, with your finger, and how (if possible at all)? I have a special application for trackpad (x/y…
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Onenote shortcut to change mouse cursor from pen mode to text mode

I am using Wacom tablet with Onenote. When I move my pen inside the page, it defaults to pen mode. If I want to change to text mode I have to click the toolbar. What is the shortcut for changing from pen mode to text mode? It is so annoying, since…
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Windows 10 Tablet Mode without touchscreen

I don't have a touchscreen computer, however I would like to try tablet mode with my graphics tablet but windows doesn't let me activate it. Is there a registry or something I can edit to enable tablet mode without having to have a touchscreen?
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Is there any way to change coordinate mode of the XP pen G540 graphic tablets on a windows computer?

Is there any way to change the coordinate mode of a XP pen G540 graphic tablets on a Windows computer? I only have absolute mapping mode on the driver, I cannot change it in the settings, but I need relative mapping.
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Wacom "Tablet driver not found"

I have a $100 Wacom Intuos drawing tablet, and after a while, it says "THE TABLET DRIVER WAS NOT FOUND" when I try to open the Wacom Tablet Properties. The tablet still functions the same, but I just can't change the settings. Restarting works, but…
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Free image editor with tablet pressure support on Windows?

I know that Paint.NET used to have pressure support, but they pulled it out several versions ago and refuse to add it back in. Are there any other decent free Windows image editors that support pressure for tablet users?
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Is there a way to avoid Wacom Control Panel to stop showing in certain cases?

This is the problem: Suddenly, you double click on desktop Wacom tablet settings icon, and it won't show the dialog. It appears to be loaded as it's shown down in the Windows taskbar. I suspect it is caused by change of resolution or some setting,…
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Cursor disappears when using drawing tablet on Win8

When I use my Aiptek drawing tablet with Windows 8, the mouse cursor disappears when I'm moving the stylus as a mouse (but not touching the surface). I can't find an option to turn it off and it worked fine on Win7. Is there anything I can do?
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How to remove tips box with Wacom tablet in Windows 8.1

HP Envy TS15 Laptop running 64 bit Windows with Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet small (CTL-480). All was fine. Suddenly, I started getting little yellow tool tip boxes whenever any of the following keys are touched: Shift, Ctrl, Alt (or combination). This…
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Installing Wacom Bamboo drivers creates "No more handles" error in eclipse

Id like to use my Wacom Bamboo tablet for OneNote and GIMP but when I install the drivers for the graphics tablet my Eclipse throws the infamous "Unhandled event loop exception - no more handles". I know that the error only occurs with the tablet…
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