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How to Access Contextual Menus with a Wacom
I’m using a Wacom Cintique, trying to follow along with a Motion tutorial, and got stuck at the point where I had to drag a clip onto the main window where I should see a drop-down contextual menu.
I don’t have nor own a mouse at home nor at work, and I have searched the web for the answer but cannot find it. I even programmed a button on my Wacom to simulate the right-click button. That failed.
Does anyone know how to access the contextual menu using a Wacom tablet?
Using: Motion 4, Mac OS X (Leopard, not Snow Leopard)
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3 Replies
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You do the same thing you would do with the mouse, it’s just tougher because you have to hold the cursor completely still for the contextual menu to appear.
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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
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I am holding the pen completely still. I tried dragging a psd file into the window three ways:
Dragging and pressing the pen onto the tablet screen
Dragging and holding the (programmed) right-click button on the pen
Dragging and holding the (programmed) middle-click button on the pen
I know it’s hard to help with this online because I can’t demonstrate how I’m trying it, so I thank you in advance.
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I don’t know what to tell you. I use the Wacom Intuos 3, and simply dragging and holding does the trick. It’s no different than a mouse. My only suggestion is to look in the tablet’s preferences to make sure there isn’t something there that’s preventing it from working (not likely, but it’s worth a look).
Andy
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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