Dell Canvas Pen User Manual

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User interactionsThe Pen does not require a battery or a power cord to function. It senses the amount of pressure and tilt applied to the tip. The four basictechniques for using the Pen are: pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging.NOTE: When not using the Pen, place it on the magnetic retention which is on either side of the Canvas, or in the Pen and nibholder, or on a flat surface.Table 1. User actions for the PenUser action DescriptionPositioning To position the screen cursor, move the Pen slightly above the DellCanvas screen without touching the screen surface. To make aselection, press the Pen tip on the display screen.Clicking Tap the display screen once with the Pen tip, or touch the Pen tothe Canvas screen with enough pressure to register a click.Dragging Select an object, then slide the Pen tip across the Canvas screen tomove the object.Using the Top and Bottom barrel buttons The buttons have customizable options. By default, the Top buttonis set to Erase, and the lower barrel button is set to Barrel button.You can customize the options in the Canvas Pen settings page.Working with pressure sensitivity To draw, ink, or write with pressure sensitivity, move the Pen alongthe display screen surface while applying various amounts ofpressure downward on the tip of the Pen. Press hard for thick linesor dense color. Press gently for thin lines or softer color.Drawing with Tilt Tilt can be used to control line shape and thickness in anyapplication that supports this feature.Erasing In applications that support this feature, the Pen eraser works like apencil eraser.4User interactions 9