Bamboo tablets are a great help for navigating your computer—whether you're moving your cursor across the screen, opening and closing files and folders, or working in common software applications. The new line of Bamboo combines pen and Multi-Touch input into one tablet, allowing you to alternate between the pen and gestures on the tablet surface.
Multi-Touch makes it possible to use simple finger taps and hand gestures to navigate around your desktop and perform common tasks. Wacom introduces nine useful gestures that you can use with your tablet.
To help you better learn these gestures, follow along with the interactive tutorial that is included with your Bamboo.
To navigate with the pen, just touch the pen tip to the tablet surface. Each point on the tablet maps to a corresponding place on screen, making it easy to move your cursor. Tap the pen to select, and tap twice to open files. With a pen, you can perform any motion or command that you make with a mouse, as well as many more. Most tablet users will tell you that once you've acquired a knack for the pen, you'll never want to be without one.
Alternating between input devices can help reduce wrist strain caused by repetitive strain or RSI. A tablet provides an ergonomic alternative to traditional input devices, allowing you to work with your computer with minimal effort and from a relaxed position. A tablet assumes all the normal functions of a traditional computer mouse including basic navigation and selection, but provides vital ergonomic advantages as well.
With five different tablets to choose from, you can easily find the Bamboo that suits your interests and needs. Bamboo Pen & Touch, Bamboo Fun, and Bamboo Craft combine pen and touch input into one tablet, while Bamboo Touch is touch-only and Bamboo Pen is pen-only.