I Don't Find Wacom Tablets Useful

In article , Ken Hall
writes

Frequently I need to extract part of an image from it's background. I
do this by outlining the object/area. I find it tedious and difficult
to do with a mouse, so I bought a Wacom tablet thinking it would make
it easier. (In fact, I've bought two as someone walked away with the
pen/stylus for my first one.)

Why didn't you just purchase a replacement pen for it, it would be much
cheaper.

I don't understand how people use them. The smooth plastic tip on the
pen skates on the smooth plastic pad making it uncontrollable. It
skates all over the place like it has a mind of it's own.

It sounds like your are pressing far, far too hard; at the default
sensitivity setting mine only needs a light touch, barely touching the
surface with the side of my fist resting on the pad. I also use a track
ball where less precession is required in things like word processors
documents, with both connected at the same time I can use either, or
even the mouse puck on the tablet.

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Ian G8ILZ