Configuration of Wacom Pop-Up Menu to Increase Productivity

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MikeWallace
Dec 29, 2006
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I have recently purchased a Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet that I will be using with Photoshop CS2. Discounting the fact that people use Photoshop in different ways to achieve different results, how have you configured your Wacom pop-up menu to save yourself time and increase your productivity? Any tips that care to share will be deeply appreciated.

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chrisjbirchall
Dec 29, 2006
One of the most useful I have is a macro which opens the "fade" dialogue and sets it to 50%. I can then hit Enter and accept this amount of fading (to whichever operation I just performed) or adjust it up or down as required.

I use it most during retouching. After using the Patch tool on (for instance) eye bags, you can adjust the slider for a more realistic effect.

This is not actually in my "pop ups". I’ve reassigned the function of one of the "buttons" across the top of the pad.
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Bernie
Jan 10, 2007
Are the programmable buttons on each side of an Intuos 3 tablet individually programmable?

I’m looking at the smallest size but it only has the buttons on the left based on the logic that the buttons should be used with the non dominant hand.

Thing is, I’m often working on my laptop while sitting/laying in a berth on a sailboat. My non dominant hand is usually holding the tablet while the laptop is further away, in my lap.

I can easily imagine using my right hand pinkie to scroll, etc. while working. BUT I really do want the smallest size possible, because of the strain of holding the weight of the tablet for long periods of time in an awkward position.

A deciding factor between the smallest size Intuos 3 and the next size up might be if the buttons on the right side could be set for some functions and the buttons on the left side could be set for others, in effect giving a wider range (double?) of keyboard shortcuts available right on the tablet itself – without having to be able to reach the keyboard.

Thanks,

Paz
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Jan 10, 2007
Paz,

The Wacom driver allows the function of each button to be set, on Windows at least. You can also turn off the touch strip function on each side of the tablet.

You also have the ability to set the orientation of the tablet to landscape, portrait, landscape flipped or portrait flipped.

Hope this helps.
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Bernie
Jan 10, 2007
Thank you, William.

That’s what I needed to know!

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