Corel Draw is a drawing program that lets you draw pictures and edit photographs. You can use it to create images and logos and to edit digital photographs. The DigiPro graphics pad or tablet, sometimes called a drawing tablet, is a device that connects to your computer's USB port. It has a stylus that looks like a pen and a flat area that is sensitive to the signals of the stylus. You hold the pen and "draw" on the tablet, and the cursor on your computer screen mimics the movements of the tip of the stylus.
Hardware
- Because the DigiPro graphics tablet is a piece of hardware, like a mouse or trackball, it will work with any software that runs on your computer. You can use it instead of a mouse or other pointing device to point, drag and click. The benefits of a graphics tablet instead of a mouse are that you have more control, similar to the control you have over a pen or pencil when writing, and that the pen or stylus responds to different levels of pressure used when drawing.
How to Use it
- Use the DigiPro graphics tablet instead of or in addition to a mouse when drawing using a digital drawing or painting program. Connect it to an open USB port and use both the mouse and the drawing tablet, switching back and forth, depending on which tool works best for a given task. Place a drawing on the tablet and trace it with the cordless stylus to transfer the outline of your drawing to the computer. The cursor will move just as if you're using the mouse. But the fun comes when you start to draw; the harder you press with the stylus, the darker or thicker the line will be.
Corel Features
- The features in Corel Draw that are most suited to using the graphics tablet are the drawing tools, the vector illustration tools and the tracing tools. The drawing tools let you draw straight lines, freehand curves, and various shapes. The vector illustration tools let you use vectors, which are a more precise way of handling curved lines, giving you control of the curve and letting you easily edit them later.
Suggested Uses
- One way to use a DigiPro graphics tablet with Corel Draw is to use the tablet to write your signature and save it as an image file so you can add it to letters you have written in your word processing software. Another use is to trace existing art that you have drawn on paper.
