TabletWorks Control Panel Help Index

When the driver for your tablet type has been installed, the TabletWorks Control Panel is installed on the Windows Control Panel.  The TabletWorks Control Panel is divided into several pages, called Tabs. Each Tab provides a number of different settings to configure.

The icons are used here to indicate where the information for each Tab or for the Radio Buttons can be found.

	What is WYPIWYG?
	Pressure Pen Adjustments
	Pointing Device Button Assignments
	Tablet Macros
	Pop-up HotKeys
	Tablet and Screen Mapping
	General Driver Configuration
	Special Keystroke Dialog  Contacting GTCO CalComp
Note: Use caution when changing settings.  Some settings require the system to be restarted in order to take effect. The TabletWorks Control Panel will display a message indicating when a restart is necessary.


What Is WYPWIYG?
What Is WYPIWYG?

TabletWorks provides two types of tablet movement modes:

-	WYPIWG mode (also called tablet or absolute mode)

-	Standard mode (also called mouse or relative mode)

WYPIWYG movement mode stands for Where You Point Is Where You Go.  This precision movement mode maintains a direct relationship between the tablet and the screen, minimizing hand movement on the tablet to make you more productive. In this mode, the tablet is “mapped” to the monitor screen. For example, if you lift the pen and place it in the upper right corner of the tablet, the screen pointer moves to the upper right corner of the screen (see diagram below). Also, if you are accustomed to dragging the pointing device (like a mouse) you can still go to the position you desire but without having to “row” as with a common mechanical mouse.

Standard movement mode is sometimes called mouse mode because the movement most closely approximates the movement of a mouse. For example, when a pen is lifted and placed on the tablet, the screen pointer stays in its current location on the screen, and only moves in a certain direction when the pen is on the tablet and is moved in that direction (see diagram below). In addition, the distance that the mouse pointer moves on the screen is not directly related to the distance that the pointing device moves on the tablet.

Note: Certain programs, such as graphics applications, throw the tablet into WYPIWYG even though the tablet has been set to Standard.

Tip: 	Use the WYPIWYG mode for precise control or tracing.

Use the Standard mode for typical mouse-like control.

Tip:	Assign one of the pen's side buttons to toggle between modes.


Pressure Sensitivity Adjustments
Pressure Settings Adjustment Tab

*** This feature is available with models that have a pressure-sensitive pen. ***

This page provides for the pressure pen settings to be adjusted.

Adjust the value sliders for the Minimum and Maximum pressure range setting and for the Pen Tip Sensitivity setting. A painting area and a tip press button are provided for testing the settings.

Selecting the Default button will load the default values for the settings on this page.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.


Pointing Device Button Assignments
Pointing Device Button Assignments Tab

*** Some options are only available with certain tablets and pointing devices. ***

This page provides for configuring button assignments for the following pointing devices:

-	Pen

-	4 Button Cursor

-	5 Button Cursor

-	16 Button Cursor

A text description for each type of button assignment is listed to the left of the picture of the pointing device.

To change a button assignment:

1.	Select the button you wish to change on the picture of the pointing device.

2.	Select a new assignment from the list of available button assignments.

Caution: The Left Button assignment must remain on the tip of the pen. Accordingly, this button assignment is disabled. Changing this assignment may adversely affect the drawing or mouse functionality of the pen tip.

To select a specific button assignment set:

The tablet drivers normally switch button assignments automatically when a different pointing device is detected. If a problem occurs with this detection, or if a specific button assignment set is desired regardless of the pointing device in use, follow these steps:

1.	Change the Pointing Device Detection option from Auto-Detect to a specific pointing device.

2.	Select the desired button assignments.

Selecting the Default button will load the default button assignments for each pointing device and return the Pointing Device Detection option to Auto-Detect.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.


Tablet Macros
Tablet Macros Tab

*** This feature is available with the DrawingBoard series that have the Macros tab on the tablet menu. ***

The Macros page allows the tablet macro buttons to be configured to execute frequently used actions. A defined macro can be changed, or an empty macro can be filled with keystrokes to execute.

To Add or Change a tablet macro definition:

1.	Select the macro button to be defined or changed.

2.	Type the name of the macro in the Tablet Macro Name text box.
The name will appear in the Defined Macro Functions list.

3.	Type the keystrokes for the macro in the Command Key box. For example, for Save, type Ctrl then S. Some keys cannot be entered directly, because they have special meaning to the operating system, so a Special button is provided which allows these keystroke combinations to be added to the macro.

To Remove a tablet macro:

1.	Select the macro button to be removed.

2.	Select the Clear Macro button. The tablet macro’s name and keystrokes will be deleted.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.


Pop-up Hotkeys
Pop-up HotKeys Tab

 *** This feature is available with most tablet models. ***

This page allows the Pop-up HotKey menu to be configured.

To Add a HotKey to the list of Defined Pop-up HotKeys:

1.	Click on the Add button. A checkbox appears in the Defined Pop-up HotKeys list.

2.	Type the name of the HotKey in the Pop-up HotKey Name text box. The name appears in the Defined Pop-up HotKeys list. This name will also appear on the Pop-up menu.

3.	Type the keystrokes for the Pop-up HotKey in the Keystrokes box. For example, for Save, type Ctrl then S. Some keys cannot be entered directly, because they have special meaning to the operating system, so an Insert Special Keystroke button is provided which allows these keystroke combinations to be added to the function.

To Remove a HotKey from the list of Defined Pop-up HotKeys:

1.	Highlight the HotKey to be removed.

2.	Select the Remove button. The highlighted HotKey will be removed from the list.

To Change the order of the Defined Pop-up HotKeys:

1.	Highlight a HotKey in the Defined Pop-up HotKeys list.

2.	Select either the Move Up or Move Down button. The selected HotKey will be moved accordingly.

To Enable or Disable a Defined Pop-up HotKey on the Pop-up menu:

1.	Highlight a function in the Defined Pop-up HotKeys list.

2.	Check it to enable the HotKey, or uncheck it to disable the HotKey.

Note: This option is also available as the Use Pop-up HotKey option on the right side of the page.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.


Tablet and Screen Mapping
Tablet and Screen Mapping Tab

This page allows the user to configure the size of the screen and tablet areas.

-	Select the Pick Screen Area button to configure the size of the screen area.

-	Select the Pick Tablet Area button to configure the size of the tablet area.

When the TabletWorks Control Panel is selecting a screen or tablet area, the pointer on the screen will change to indicate what is expected next.

The screen and tablet areas' starting and ending coordinates are displayed next to the respective areas. A precise configuration of a screen or tablet area size can be accomplished by editing the coordinate values for the screen and tablet areas.

To select an area:

1.	Pick the upper left and lower right corners of the screen and tablet, respectively.

2.	Select the Enable Mapping checkbox.

3.	Select the Apply or OK button. The defined mapping areas will become effective.

Suggestion: Do not select the Enable Mapping checkbox until you are satisfied with the Screen and Tablet areas that you have defined. If the Enable Mapping checkbox is disabled, the defined mapping areas will not be placed into effect. This allows you to change the mapping areas multiple times until you are satisfied with them, and only then place them into effect.

Press the ESC key on your keyboard at any time to cancel selecting an area.

Note: When changing the Screen Area, a warning will be displayed about making the Screen Area too small. This warning refers to users who do not have an additional mouse, and the tablet is the only pointing device in use in Windows.

When the tablet mode is set to WYPIWYG mode, which is the default mode when mapping is enabled and the Screen Area size is reduced, any screen locations outside of the selected Screen Area size will not be accessible.

When the tablet mode is set to Standard mode, the mapping is ignored and all screen areas will be accessible.

For this reason, it is recommended that a WYPIWYG <-> Standard button assignment be used if the Screen Area size is reduced. This will enable the entire screen to be accessible in Standard mode, and the selected Screen Area will be used in WYPIWYG mode.

Selecting the Default button will load the default settings for this page.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.


Special Buttons
Special Keystroke Dialog

This dialog box allows the insertion of keystrokes that have special meaning to the operating system into Macro or HotKey definitions.

Select a special keystroke, with or without a modifier, and pick the Insert button to insert the keystroke value into the definition of the Macro or HotKey.

Pick the Cancel button to return without adding a keystroke value to the Macro or HotKey.


Contacting GTCO CalComp Peripherals

To obtain Technical Support for a CalComp digitizer product, or to obtain the latest driver version for your model of digitizer, contact GTCO CalComp Peripherals at any of the following locations:

Internet	- www.gtcocalcomp.com
Technical Support Hotline	- (480) 443-2214
Technical Support Fax	- (480) 948-5508

Part Number 53-00083 Rev. B


General Driver Configuration

This page allows the General Tablet Driver Settings for CalComp tablets to be configured.

The Tab for this page is available when a tablet model has been connected to the computer and the drivers have been loaded.

The configurable options include the following:

-	Tablet’s COM port

-	Cursor Type

-	Enable/disable Notify When Tablet Not Found

-	Size

-	Change the tablet orientation

(An option may be grayed out for certain tablet types.)

Tablet’s COM port - The default COM port selection is set to “Auto-Detect”.  The COM port selection should only be changed if the driver cannot find a tablet, or if the tablet does not function in Windows.

Enable/disable Notify When Tablet Not Found - When the Notify When Tablet Not Found option is enabled, the driver will display an error notification message during the system boot process if a CalComp tablet is not found on the system. This is useful for diagnostic purposes, and to notify the user that there may be a problem with the tablet hardware. If this message is not desired, for example, on a laptop computer the tablet may not always be connected, this option may be disabled. Note that this option is automatically disabled if the COM port selection is not “Auto-Detect”. When the COM port is manually selected, the driver will automatically not produce an error message if no tablet is detected.

Change the tablet orientation - To alter the orientation of the tablet, select one of the four rotations available in the Orientation section.

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Selecting the Default button will load the default settings for this page.

Once the settings have been changed:

-	Press the Apply button to apply the changes and remain in the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the OK button to apply the changes and exit the TabletWorks Control Panel.

-	Press the Cancel button to exit the TabletWorks Control Panel and discard the changes.

The system will need to be restarted for any changes to take effect.

Selecting the Help button will load this help file.