What the heck is a graphics tablet ???

**jcw** · 10-12-2006, 01:34 PM

Is a Graphics Tablet what my wife needs ?

She visits local businesses, and teaches the employees. Currently she brings a laptop and projects her PowerPoint presentations on a white screen. The rooms can be small with no whiteboard, so she struggles with a flip-chart easel to handwrite key notes for the class to see. This is cumbersome.

If she had a USB graphics tablet, could she remain seated the whole time and ...
(a) Annotate directly over her displayed PowerPoint slides with notes, encircling words, drawing arrows, etc?
(b) Use it like a virtual whiteboard to, for example, write concepts/lessons on the tablet, and have them be projected on the screen? Does she do this with PowerPoint or some other software?

In short, I'm ignorant on graphic tablets. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

**taggart6** · 10-12-2006, 01:49 PM

Enjoy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitizing_tablet

And she may want to consider a tablet Pc which is bascially a laptop that has a screen that serves as a tablet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_pc

**Adisharr** · 10-12-2006, 02:56 PM

Wacom makes some great tablets - they may have one in the $$ range your looking for if you don't want to spend a lot of money.

**rhettro** · 10-12-2006, 04:10 PM

A tablet PC could do this. If supported by software a graphics tablet should be able to accomplish this as well.

**taggart6** · 10-12-2006, 05:04 PM

I would think that a tablet Pc would be the way to go espically if his wife is traveling and carrying around her pc alot.

Some graphics tablet can be farily delicate and pricey. I think most people who use them don't typically travel with them much. A tablet pc on teh other hand is made for travel and more robust. Its also cheaper then buying a laptop and tablet seperately.

10-12-2006, 01:34 PM	#1
jcw Catfish Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 206	What the heck is a graphics tablet ??? Is a Graphics Tablet what my wife needs ? She visits local businesses, and teaches the employees. Currently she brings a laptop and projects her PowerPoint presentations on a white screen. The rooms can be small with no whiteboard, so she struggles with a flip-chart easel to handwrite key notes for the class to see. This is cumbersome. If she had a USB graphics tablet, could she remain seated the whole time and ... (a) Annotate directly over her displayed PowerPoint slides with notes, encircling words, drawing arrows, etc? (b) Use it like a virtual whiteboard to, for example, write concepts/lessons on the tablet, and have them be projected on the screen? Does she do this with PowerPoint or some other software? In short, I'm ignorant on graphic tablets. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

10-12-2006, 01:49 PM	#2
taggart6 nom nom nom nom Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,279	Enjoy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitizing_tablet And she may want to consider a tablet Pc which is bascially a laptop that has a screen that serves as a tablet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_pc __________________ It's the way I tip my hat.

10-12-2006, 02:56 PM	#3
Adisharr Master of the obvious Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A room large enough for my head Posts: 6,309	Wacom makes some great tablets - they may have one in the $$ range your looking for if you don't want to spend a lot of money. __________________ ...WAIT FOR IT

10-12-2006, 05:04 PM	#5
taggart6 nom nom nom nom Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,279	I would think that a tablet Pc would be the way to go espically if his wife is traveling and carrying around her pc alot. Some graphics tablet can be farily delicate and pricey. I think most people who use them don't typically travel with them much. A tablet pc on teh other hand is made for travel and more robust. Its also cheaper then buying a laptop and tablet seperately. __________________ It's the way I tip my hat.

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10-12-2006, 04:10 PM	#4
rhettro Mako Shark Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Black Mesa, Arizona Posts: 3,539	A tablet PC could do this. If supported by software a graphics tablet should be able to accomplish this as well.