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Installing a Tabletworks driver for a GTCO Digitizer

Installing the Tabletworks Driver for your GTCO Digitizer

Today we will be installing the GTCO digitizer driver. That driver is named Tabletworks.

We can install the Tabletworks driver either from the installation CD or by downloading it from the GTCO website.

* Installing Tabletworks from the Tabletworks CD *

To install it from the Tabletworks installation CD:

1. Insert the CD into the disk drive on your computer. After a few moments the installation menu will appear.

2. Click the "Install Tabletworks" button to start the Tabletworks installation.

3. After a few moments the Tabletworks installer Welcome Screen will appear. Click the [Next] button.

4. Then click [Yes] at the License Agreement Screen.

5. For the "Installation Type", leave it as "Complete" and click the [Next] button.

6. The next screen informs you that you may see the Add New Hardware Wizard after the installation is complete. This is very unusual in our experience. Click the [Next] button on that screen.

7. If you are installing over an older version of Tabletworks, the Tabletworks installer will warn you that it will overwrite the previous installation. Please click the [Continue] button.

8. The Tabletworks driver will then install.

9. At the final screen, click [Finish].

10. Then close out of the Tabletworks installation menu by clicking the exit button in the lower right-hand corner of the menu.

* Downloading the Tabletworks driver *

If you don't have a Tabletworks installation disk or you'd like to download the newest version, you can easily download it from the GTCO website.

To download the Tabletworks driver:

1. Start your Internet browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari).

2. In the address bar type www. GTCO.com and press enter.

3. At the GTCO website click the "Technical Support" button on the silver menu near the top of the screen.

4. Select "Large-format digitizers" from the pulldown menu.

5. At the next screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click GTCO CalComp graphic in the lower left corner that page.

6. At the next screen click the "Drivers and software downloads" link. That will take you to the drivers and software download page.

7. On the Drivers and Software Download page, the fourth column over is the download column.

8. You can click on the first link in this column. As of the writing of this article the latest Tabletworks driver was TW-10.09.0024. The Tabletworks drivers are updated every few months is a good idea to download the newest version.

9. Download the Tabletworks driver, and save it somewhere on your hard drive.

10. To start the Tabletworks installation, double-click the file you just downloaded and follow the Tabletworks installation instructions above starting with Step 3.

* Plugging in the GTCO Rollup III Digitizer and testing Tabletworks *

Once the Tabletworks drivers installed, you can plug in the digitizer USB cable. Once the cable is plugged in the board will give a double beep as is powers on and the Tabletworks driver should automatically detect the digitizer.

* Plugging in the GTCO Rollup I or II Serial Digitizer and testing Tabletworks *

Once the Tabletworks drivers installed, you can plug in the digitizer serial cable. Once the cable is plugged in, right click the Tabletworks Icon in the System Tray and select "Restart Tabletworks". The Tabletworks driver should automatically detect the digitizer.

* Checking the Operation of the GTCO Rollup Digitizer *

You can check the operation of the digitizer by placing the stylus or cursor on the surface of the board and moving around. As you move the stylus or cursor on the digitizer, the mouse pointer should match your movements on the screen. If it does not, restart your computer and test it again. If it still does not work, then see our troubleshooting section.

* Configuring the Tabletworks driver *

Next we'll need to open up the Tabletworks Control Panel and change some settings to make the operation of the digitizer more reliable.

To open the Tabletworks Control Panel, either find the Tabletworks icon in the System Tray in the lower right corner of the screen (near the clock) or open the Tabletworks Control Panel from the Programs Menu.

* Enabling Wintab *

Once the Tabletworks Control Panel is open you'll see your digitizer listed in the upper portion of the Control Panel. You will also see three checkboxes after the name of your digitizer. Make sure that both Mouse and Wintab boxes are checked. The Tabcon box should be left blank unless you are explicitly told to enable it by your software vendor. If you enable both the Tabcon and Wintab options, the digitizer may not operate properly.

* Specifying a Cursor *

Then down toward the center of the dialog box, click the "Specify a cursor" checkbox and then select either a stylus or a 16 button cursor from the pulldown list below.

Next, click on either the "Stylus" tab or "16 Button Cursor" tab depending on whether you have a stylus or 16 button cursor. On that tab, change the Mouse Mode to "Relative". If the mouse mode is left on "Absolute" and the digitizer stylus or cursor is left on the digitizer, it will automatically snap the mouse pointer to the corresponding position on the screen when you're working in non-wintab programs. That is very annoying.

Your Tabletworks is now ready to use.
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