Wacom Tablet

Wacom Tablet is a digital drawing device that allows users to create art, take notes, and interact with their computer using a stylus. They are commonly used for digital note-taking, enabling students to write and organize notes more efficiently. They are also popular in art and design courses, where students can create detailed digital illustrations and animations. Additionally, Wacom Tablets are useful for mathematics and engineering, allowing for precise drawing of diagrams and equations. One more niche use case for the tablets would be to use it to sign documents digitally. Overall, they enhance the learning experience by providing a versatile and interactive tool for various educational activities.

Borrowing the Wacom Tablet

Students and staffs may request a Wacom Tablet free of charge from the library for such use cases. Simply walk in to the library front desk and checkout the device using your TP card as verification. The tablets provided by APU are the model CTH-680.

The tablet must be returned to the library on the same day of borrowing by 6.30 p.m. Failure to return the device on time will result in fines of RM10/day.

Installing Wacom Tablet driver

To use the tablet with the lab PC, simply plug in the tablet provided USB Type A to the lab computer. Driver detection will be performed automatically, after which you may use all the tablet features.

To use the tablet with your personal device, please follow the following guideline on installing Wacom Tablet driver according to the device operating system.

Windows installation: Installation Guideline for Wacom Tablet driver (Windows)
MacOS installation: Installation Guideline for Wacom Tablet driver (macOS)