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Tool selection shortcut

When working in SketchBook, you can pick a tool using one of the following methods:

Selecting tools quickly

- Flick toward an icon to select it. You do not have to wait for the icons to appear.

  NoteWhen you flick, maintain contact with the tablet and keep your motion slow at the end of the stroke. Otherwise, the screen may not update until you touch the tablet again with the stylus.

Selecting tools (another way)

1. Touch the stylus to an icon and hold.

2. Additional tools appear.

   NoteTo find out what a tool does, hold the stylus over it to see a tooltip.
3. Stroke through the tool you want to use, then lift the stylus.

   NoteThe program does not use the barrel button on the stylus.

Troubleshooting

For information on how to tailor the Tablet PC system to your own gestures, see the Tablet PC setup section of the Installation and Setup chapter.

If you have trouble with brushstrokes being too heavy when you press lightly, see the following topics:

- Stylus responsiveness
- Wacom tablet troubleshooting