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- I'm now going to show you how to
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customize your Wacom tablet shortcuts
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using the ExpressKeys and Radial Menu.
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To set this up, we first need to
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open your Wacom tablet preferences,
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located in the Wacom Tablet Properties
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on your Windows machine in the Control Panel,
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or here on my Mac,
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I'll go to my System Preferences,
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to the very bottom,
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to Wacom Tablet.
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Once inside this dialog box
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we can access the different properties
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using the icons at the top
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and the tabs down below.
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The ExpressKeys, located on the side of your tablet,
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allow you to create shortcuts
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accessed with just the push of a button.
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We're going to start by clicking
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on the Functions icon at the top,
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and the ExpressKeys tab down below.
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You can see the default settings here
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with Touch On/Off at the top,
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Settings second, and so on.
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To customize, simply click the drop down menu
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to view options.
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We can choose Clicks, Keystrokes,
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Show Items, and more.
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I'm going to leave my top button set to Touch On/Off
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as this comes in handy when using my tablet.
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By clicking the button,
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I can turn my touch settings on or off.
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For the second button,
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I'm going to set a keystroke shortcut.
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When using a keystroke shortcut,
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it is important to remember that we are
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in the general settings for the ExpressKeys,
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meaning that this will be available
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in the Finder window and all apps
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unless we specify an ExpressKey for a specific app,
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which we'll do in Chapter 3, Customizing.
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Simply click the drop down,
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choose Keystroke,
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and this will bring up a second dialog box.
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The top portion will record your keystroke
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and down below we can name the event.
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For my Mac keystroke,
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I want to use Shift + Cmd + 4,
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which will allow me to take a partial screen capture.
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I use this shortcut a lot
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when writing articles requiring screenshots,
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so this will come in handy.
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However, instead of doing the traditional
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holding down the keys,
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Wacom has added an Add Special drop down
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that allows me choose Capture Selection,
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and it brings in my keyboard shortcut up above.
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I'll name this Screen Cap,
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and hit OK.
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And that's now assigned as my second button.
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To access, simply click the second button on my Wacom tablet
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and I now have my screen capture available
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to take my screenshot.
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So going through and accessing this,
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and changing your settings here,
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you can customize your Wacom tablet's ExpressKeys
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to any need you'll have.
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Experiment by going through
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all the different drop down options,
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and choosing different settings.
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If you feel that you've gone too far
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or you need to reset,
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the Default button at the bottom right corner
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will allow you to reset your settings
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and go from there.
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If you want to set up a custom setting
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for a specific application,
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we'll do that in Chapter 3, Customize.