I use the tablet for everything, from web navigation to Photoshop. There is a mouse but I rarely use it (only to give my wrist a rest). I use the pen to select files or links to open, just like you would use a mouse. I don't use a "regular" USB mouse. There is software that you install, after that the mouse or pen are what you use for selection and drawing. Gail On Dec 14, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Bruce Bartrug wrote: > Ah. That's another basic question about the Intuos: what software > does it work with right out of the box. I.e., does it integrate > with Photoshop, or is there a separate software package for the > Intuos input which can be saved and opened by other image-modifying > software? If the latter, how does one go back and forth between the > two easily. Sorry if the question isn't precise for those to whom > the use of Wacom products is already intuitive. > > :)bruce > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Gail Guth <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > I've used a 9x12 Wacom for years and have no problems with my > shoulder. My wrist does get sore from time to time if I am holding > my pen wrong or too tightly, or don't take breaks as I should. So, I > don't think it's the tablet size that causes wrist, arm or shoulder > problems, but not paying attention enough to what I am doing or how > I am doing it. > > I > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://niobrara.unl.edu/users/lana/gnsi/listserv/ Gail Guth Guth Illustration & Design 139 Lathrop Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 269-963-1311 fax: 269-969-0952 [log in to unmask] Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://niobrara.unl.edu/users/lana/gnsi/listserv/