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Getting started with your Bamboo digital smartpad

With Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, you can digitize your handwritten notes, sketches and drawings in an instant. Setting them up is pretty speedy, too. Here’s a simple guide how to do it and give paper new powers.

How to connect to Wacom Inkspace

1. Charge your Bamboo Slate or Bamboo Folio
2. Install Inkspace on your mobile device, tablet or computer (see the links below)
3. Open the Inkspace app, and make sure your device’s Bluetooth is turned on
4. Follow the on-screen instructions
5. Create a Wacom ID or sign in to your existing account to activate Inkspace

Wacom Inkspace app

Register and reap the rewards

You need to set up a Wacom ID to do the basics, such as register your new smartpad and redeem bundled software. Once you’ve done it, you’ll also be the first to know about our promotions and receive special deals in Wacom Marketplace. Plus, you can access free tutorials from creative experts.

Transport your ideas into the digital world

Putting pen to paper is just the start. When you’re ready, you can sync your notes and ideas to the Wacom Inkspace app and develop them digitally. The Inkspace app is available for iOS, Android, Windows 10/11 and MacOS.

The app’s Ink to Text feature handily converts your handwritten notes to rich text or DOC formats, saving you the hassle of re-typing your work. And if you’re keen to share your creative process, Inkspace can record your work as MP4 video files that show your thought process coming together line by line.

On the web-based version of the app, our Ink Collaboration tool even allows you to work on a real-time canvas simultaneously with your friends of colleagues. So you can continually work together, no matter where you all are.

Learn more about Inkspace

Recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Wacom product

All Wacom products can be safely cleaned with 70 or 75 percent isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) when applied to a soft lint free cloth. Lightly wipe the moistened cloth on the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Wacom product, such as the display, or other exterior surfaces. Don't use bleach. Avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don't submerge your Wacom product in any cleaning agents. See below for additional tips or please contact your regional Wacom customer service team.

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Accessories for your Bamboo Slate & Bamboo Folio

Notepads - large (A4)

3-pack of A4 notepads designed to fit perfectly with your large Bamboo Slate or Bamboo Folio.

Notepads - small (A5)

3-pack of A5 notepads designed to fit perfectly with your small Bamboo Slate or Bamboo Folio.

Ink Cartridges

D2 refill, 3-pack of ink cartridges for your Wacom Ballpoint pen.

Recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Wacom product

All Wacom products can be safely cleaned with 70 or 75 percent isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) when applied to a soft lint free cloth. Lightly wipe the moistened cloth on the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Wacom product, such as the display, or other exterior surfaces. Don't use bleach. Avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don't submerge your Wacom product in any cleaning agents. See below for additional tips or please contact your regional Wacom customer service team.

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