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To begin, ensure that the pen's batteries have been properly inserted and that the software that came with the tablet is fully installed. Open the included software.2Configure the Bamboo Tablet's four hotkeys using the software included with the tablet. For example, if you want Hotkey1 to open Photoshop, map Photoshop to Hotkey1, using the included software's instructions.3Open Photoshop and create a new document. The pen will control the mouse cursor when it is used against the tablet. Select the brush tool and choose the size and color of your brush.4The pen will control the mouse cursor any place on your screen, so move the mouse cursor over the document. The cursor tip will change to indicate that the brush is ready to use. Use the pen and Bamboo Tablet like a traditional pen and paper to test.5Any mark or movement made over the face of the Bamboo Tablet will translate into a brush stroke or mark on the document. The tablet's pen can control any Photoshop tool in the same manner.6The Bamboo Tablet's pen tip is pressure sensitive up to512 levels of pressure. Press harder on the tablet for a darker, more defined line. Lighten your pressure for a less defined line.7To use the pen's eraser, turn the pen over and press the other side to the tablet. Photoshop will recognize this as the eraser, without the need to select the eraser tool. The eraser is not pressure sensitive.
