Installation guide

18 Using the Slate and its Tools
Hold the pen like you’d hold a normal pen or pencil. Ensure the side switch is in a position where
you can conveniently toggle it with your thumb or forefinger, but where you won’t accidently press
it while drawing.
The workspace is a mapped representation of your computer screen and every point on the
workspace corresponds exactly to one point on the display screen. Wherever you place the pen on
the workspace, the pointer jumps to the corresponding point on the screen.
You don’t need to touch the workspace with the pen tip in order to move the pointer. However, the
pen tip must be within 1/4" (6.5 mm) of the surface.
To click, tap the pen tip in the appropriate location on the workspace.
To double-click, quickly tap the workspace twice in the same location with the pen tip.
To drag an object, position the pointer over the object, press the pen tip into the workspace, slide
the pen across the workspace to the required location, and then lift the pen. The selected object
moves across the screen to the new location.
Holding the Pen
Pointing
TIP
If you’re accustomed to working with a mouse and find using a pen difficult, try the
eye-hand coordination exercise (page 20).
Clicking
Double-Clicking
Dragging