User's Manual

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Pen mode. A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Bamboo One pen on the
tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the same corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute
positioning, and is the default setting for the Bamboo One pen. Also, P
EN MODE allows you to quickly
position the screen cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also
mouse mode
.
Pixel. The smallest unit of measure on your monitor screen.
Pressure sensitive. A quality of the Bamboo One pen tip that senses the amount of pressure being
applied. This is used to create natural-looking pen and brush strokes in applications that are pressure
sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application. Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity. The height above the tablet activ
e area where the Bamboo One pen is detected. Refer also to
the p
ointing section.
Screen cursor. The pointer on the display screen. Screen cursors come in different shapes (such as an
I-beam, arrow, or box), depending on which application you are running.
Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP). The Microsoft Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel enables you to use your
Bamboo One pen to create handwritten notes or work with an on-screen keyboard. The Input Panel
dynamically converts your handwriting to text. The information you create can then be inserted into other
documents, spreadsheets, or illustrations. See also pen and digital ink
capabilities in Windows Vista.
USB. Universal Serial Bus. A hardware interface standard for connecting computer peripheral devices.
USB ports support hot-plugging, which allows you to connect or disconnect a USB device without turning off
your computer.
Wintab. An interface standard used by Windows applications for receiving tablet information.
Bamboo One supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.