Lenovo Pen Button Configuration Guide

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This guide introduces how to customize the button functions of the Lenovo Active Pen, Lenovo Active Pen 2, Lenovo Pen Pro,
Lenovo Integrated Pen, ThinkPad Pen Pro, Lenovo Digital Pen and Lenovo E-Color Pen

Chapter 1. Default Pen Button Functions

 Top barrel button:
Hold the top barrel button and tap the screen: Right-click or Lasso select *1
 Bottom barrel button:
Hold the bottom barrel button to erase the object in supported applications: Erase *1
Note: *1: The default functions are defined by SW application, which may be different in different Apps
Pen side button default application in Windows pen SW
Tip on Tip off (Hover in range) Hold button then tip on
Microsoft App
Down Button Top Button Down Button Top Button Down Button Top Button
OneNote Eraser No function No function Lasso select Eraser No function
Word Eraser No function No function No function Eraser No function
Paint No function Color 2 No function Color 2 No function Color 2
Edge IE Eraser No function No function No function Eraser No function
Whiteboard Eraser No function No function No function Eraser Lasso select
Snipping Tool Eraser No function No function No function Eraser No function

Tip on Tip off (Hover in range) Hold button then tip on

Other App
Down Button Top Button Down Button Top Button Down Button Top Button
Bamboo Paper Eraser No function No function Pop-up menu Eraser No function
Fresh Paint Eraser Mouse right-click No function No function Eraser Mouse right-click
Sketchable Eraser No function No function No function Eraser Mouse right-click
Autodesk SketchBook Eraser No function No function No function Eraser Mouse right-click
PDF Annotator Eraser No function No function No function No function Mouse right-click

 Top button (for those pens with top button and Bluetooth paired to your PC):
- Single click: Open Microsoft Whiteboard
- Double click: Send screenshot and open Snip & Sketch
- Press and hold (more than 3s): Enter Bluetooth pairing mode *2
Note: *2: You may see different function definition for press and hold in Pen & Windows Ink, but Lenovo active pens design the press
and hold to trigger Bluetooth pairing mode.

Chapter 2. Customize Pen Button Functions

The top button (for Pen with top button only) can be customized by Windows 10 Settings Pen & Windows Ink or Lenovo Pen Settings
App, but Lenovo Pen Settings work as priority1 once your PC has installed the App.
The barrel buttons can only be customized by Lenovo Pen Settings App.

Customize the button functions using Lenovo Pen Settings App

The Lenovo Pen Settings App should be installed on your Lenovo or ThinkPad PC that supports pen features.
To install the App, go to http://www.lenovo.com/support, fill in your PC model to go to the PC page, download and install the App at
Drivers & Software Session.

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Note: The screenshot is only for reference. It might be different depending on the APP version.

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Top Pen Button Press Options after pen is paired to PC

Single Press Double Press Long Press

 OneNote  Screenshot Sent to  Sketchpad

OneNote
 Sketchpad  Screen Sketch
 Sketchpad
 Screen Sketch  Sticky Notes
 Screen Sketch
 Sticky Notes  Ink Workspace
 Sticky Notes
 Ink Workspace  Cortana
 Ink Workspace
 Page Up  Page Up
 Page Up
 Page Down  Page Down
 Page Down
 Open/Run…  Open/Run
 Open/Run
 Keystrokes…  Keystrokes
 Keystrokes
 Disabled  Disabled
 Disabled
 
Note: The functions in above Table may be slightly different depending on the App version and pen design. Most of Lenovo active
pens with Bluetooth design long press (press and hold) to trigger BT pairing mode.

Presentation Mode

If “ON”, the driver will automatically send a Page Down when the button is Single Pressed and a Page Up when the button is Double
Pressed if Microsoft PowerPoint is presenting.

Special setting for Lenovo E-Color Pen

If your PC support Lenovo E-Color Pen and you got the pen for use, you may find more function setting for top pen button when the
pen was paired to your PC via Bluetooth and click the pen on screen.
Lenovo E-Color Pen support two function mode on top pen button: Windows mode (default) and Color mode.
At Windows mode, the functions are the same as above section
At Color mode, you can use the top button to pick color from objects surface

Note: The screenshot is only for reference. It might be different depending on the APP version.

The ColorKing App will popup and display picked color when you press the top button on objects, then you can write down the color
on Bamboo Paper, PhotoShop or other pen writing Apps which have enabled the color capture feature.
Your PC may not preload any pen writing Apps enabled color capture, then you can download them per the URL on ColorKing setting
page.

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Note: The URL just provide a route of App preload but they may not be the latest versions.

Top and Bottom Barrel Button Functions

 Left Click – Execute a Left mouse click at the cursor location

 Right Click – Execute a Right mouse click at the cursor location
 Middle Click – Execute a Middle mouse click at the cursor location
 Double Click – Execute a Double Left mouse click at the cursor location
 4th Click – Execute a Mouse 4th Click at the cursor location
 5th Click – Execute a Mouse 5th Click at the cursor location
 Modifier – Open a dialog that allows the user to choose a modifier button (alt, ctrl, shift, Win) to send to the system
when the button is executed
 Radial Menu – Display the radial menu at the cursor location
 Erase – Send erase commands to the system to make the button behave as an eraser
 Barrel Button – Send a “Barrel Button” command to the system to invoke the system or app defined behavior. Most
apps treat this as a right click.
 Keystrokes – Allow the user to record keystrokes for playback later.
 Open/Run App – Allow the user to choose an executable, document or other file to be opened/ran.
 Ink Workspace – Open the Ink Workspace sidebar
 Sticky Notes – Open the Sticky Notes app
 Sketchpad – Open the Sketchpad app
 Screen Sketch– Open the Screen Sketch app
 Cortana – Invoke the Cortana speech recognition app
 Disable
Note: The functions above may be slightly different depending on the App version and pen function

Hover Click

 If disabled, the Barrel Button function is executed when the button is pressed while tapping the Pen tip against the
screen.
 If enabled, the Barrel Button function is executed immediately when the button is pressed while pen is detected.

Note: The screenshot is only for reference. It might be different depending on the APP version.

Radial Menu Settings

The Radial Menu is a function that can be triggered by a Barrel Button. It will display a floating pop-up menu on the user’s screen that
can provide customized functionality with a single click and tap.

Radial Wedges

By default, the 8 pie pieces of Radial Wedges are set to the following values (from top, clockwise):
• Play/Pause
• Volume Up
• Next Track
• Screen Sketch

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• Mute
• Sketchpad
• Previous Track
• Volume Down
Each Radial Wedge can be programmed for a different function:
• Open/Run App – Allows the user to choose an executable, document or other file to be opened/ran.
• Default Web Browser – Launches the default Web browser.
• Default Email App – Launches the default E-Mail app
• Play/Pause – Sends a Play/Pause media keystroke to the system
• Next Track – Sends a next track media keystroke to the system
• Previous Track – Sends a previous track media keystroke to the system
• Volume Up – Turns up the volume one click
• Volume Down – Turns the volume down one click
• Settings – Launches the Wacom CPL App
• Switch Application – performs an application switch
• Ink Workspace – Opens the Ink Workspace sidebar
• Sticky Notes – Opens the Sticky Notes app
• Sketchpad – Opens the Sketchpad app
• Screen Sketch – Opens the Screen Sketch app
• Cortana – Invokes the Cortana speech recognition app
• Page up
• Page Down
• Back
• Forward
• Copy
• Paste
• Undo
• Redo
Note: The functions above may be slightly different depending on the App and the Windows version.

Customize the Top button functions (for Pen with top button only) using Windows 10
Pen & Windows Ink
If your PC has installed Lenovo Pen Settings App, the settings of pen top button in Win10 Pen & Windows Ink will be invalid because
Lenovo Pen Settings has higher priority.

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Note: The screenshot is only for reference. It might be different depending on the Windows version.

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1. Pair Pen as a Bluetooth device to your PC.
To pair a pen with your PC, select the Start button, then select Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices. Hold down
the Top button on your pen for seven seconds until the LED indicator flashes in white to turn on pairing mode, then choose
the pen from the list of devices and select Pair.
2. Configure Top Button in Pen Shortcut.
 Customize what your pen does and how it works with your PC. Choose which hand you write with or what your PC
does when you click or hold down the pen's shortcut button.
 To change settings, select the Start button, then select Settings > Devices > Pen & Windows Ink.
 Configure top button Click once, Double-click, Press and hold from drop-down list to choose one of the functions:
Windows Ink Workspace, One Note, Sticky Notes, Drawings, Sketch, Cortana, or any other app. Example: Configure
‘Click once’ as Windows Ink Workspace

 To open the Windows Ink Workspace when you click the pen button, select the drop-down list under Click once.
Choose the workspace from the first drop-down list, then choose what part of the workspace you want to open in the
second drop-down list.

 To open the workspace even when your PC is locked, turn on Click once to open my Windows Ink Workspace notes
even when the device is locked.