2 Replies Latest reply: Oct 17, 2014 2:29 PM by buttonBright RSS

    Using a tablet with Photoshop CC

    mentalcase129 Community Member

      I'm using Photoshop CC with a Wacom Intuos tablet.  I'm sort of inclined to think that the issue I'm having has more to do with a tablet setting than a Photoshop setting but I was using this same table with CS6 and I don't think I was having this problem but either way I'm sure I'm not the only one on this forum who's used a wacom tablet with Photoshop so hopefully somebody can help.

       

      With the paintbrush selected if you press and hold with the Wacom pen then brush options appear in a floating box.  Can I turn that off?  It's screwing me up because anytime I want to draw just a short line or spec it seems to bring the options up and doesn't draw my line.  I sometimes like to paint textures on whatever I'm working on by making several specs of various colour and layering them up, but those short specs are pretty much impossible cuz it doesn't seem to realize I want to paint unless the pen is moving a bigger distance.

       

      Like I said, this seems like it's probably more of a Wacom issue than a Photoshop issue but I can't find any settings to change that seem like they would fix the problem.  Anybody out there know how I can fix that?

       

      Thanks!

        • 1. Re: Using a tablet with Photoshop CC
          Chris Cox Adobe Employee

          The brush options should only appear on a right click.  Check the wacom control panel and make sure you have the button press set for a normal click. And make sure you are not pressing the rocker switch on the pen when you press down.

          • 2. Re: Using a tablet with Photoshop CC
            buttonBright Community Member

            I was having same problem using Photoshop cc and windows 8.1.

            I first noticed when I was using clone tool. If I held down pen to start painting from clone source the dang circle appears with brush options.

             

            Here's what I did to fix it.

             

            Make sure your tablet is plugged in and working.

             

            Go to Windows Control Panel

            Select Hardware and Sound.

             

            "Pen and Touch" should be listed, and select "Change Tablet Pen Settings".

             

            A dialog opens. Look for the box that has the line inside that says "Press and Hold", and select that line.

             

            Then press Settings button under box. This opens a new dialog box. At the top you need to UNCHECK "Enable Press and Hold for right-clicking". Hit OK, etc.

             

            That seemed to fix problem.

             

            It seems under windows the default way pens work is that pressing and holding is equal to a right click. So unchecking that turns this off.

             

            I also disabled "Flicks" as well in same dialog box and I thought it may affect how my pen works when drawing.