Lenovo Active Pen 2 Guide and Pen Button Configuration

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Quick start manual (2 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Quick Start Guide
2 Unpack
3 Installing the batteries
4 Using the pen
5 Pairing the pen
6 Storing the pen
7 Replacing the pen tip
8 Pen Button Configuration Guide
- 8.1 Default Pen Button Functions
- 8.2 Customize Pen Button Functions
9 Documents / Resources
- 9.1 References
- 9.2 Download manual

Lenovo Active Pen 2 Guide and Pen Button Configuration

Quick Start Guide

Read these instructions before first use and save this manual for future reference.

Unpack

Note: The AAAA alkaline battery is provided in some countries or regions.

Installing the batteries

Note the orientation of the battery terminals.

Tips for the coin-cell batteries
Installing the batteries

Use a coin to loosen the coin-cell battery holder 2 and then remove the holder from the pen cap 3.
Replace both batteries when the light-emitting diode (LED) indicator on the pen cap flashes in red.

Tips for the AAAA alkaline battery

Check the battery power status from the Wacom Pen application. Replace the battery when the battery power is low.

If the Wacom Pen application is not installed on your touch-screen device, download and install the latest WinTab driver from http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Using the pen

The Lenovo^® Active Pen 2 makes writing and drawing accessible and flexible.

You can perform additional functions by using the barrel buttons on the pen body. The default barrel button functions are as follows:

Using the pen

Right-click: Hold the top barrel button 1 and tap the screen.
Erase: Hold the bottom barrel button 2 to erase the object in supported applications.

To customize the barrel button functions, use the Wacom Pen application.

Pairing the pen

To pair the pen with your touch-screen device, do the following:

Pairing the pen

Enable Bluetooth pairing on the pen by pressing and holding the top pen button for more than three seconds until the LED indicator flashes in white.
Enable Bluetooth pairing on your touch-screen device to discover and pair the pen. The pen is discoverable as Lenovo Active Pen 2.

After pairing, press or double press the top pen button to access more functions.

To customize the top pen button functions, use the Wacom Pen application.

Storing the pen

Insert the pen holder into an available Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector on your touch-screen device. Then, insert the pen into the pen holder.
Storing the pen

Replacing the pen tip

Use the replacement tool that comes with your pen to replace the pen tip when necessary.

Replacing the pen tip

Pen Button Configuration Guide

This guide introduces how to customize the button functions of the Lenovo Active Pen, Lenovo Active Pen 2, Lenovo Pen Pro, Lenovo Garage Pen and ThinkPad Pen Pro.

Default Pen Button Functions

Top barrel button:
Hold the top barrel button and tap the screen: Right-click
Bottom barrel button:
Hold the bottom barrel button to erase the object in supported applications: Erase
Top button (for Pen with top button only after paired to your PC):
- Click once: Open the home page of Windows Ink Workspace
- Double click: Send screenshot to OneNote
- Press and hold: Activate Cortana

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 (or Wacom Pen App).

The barrel buttons can only be customized by Lenovo Pen Settings App (or Wacom Pen App).

Customize the Top button functions (for Pen with top button only) using Windows 10 Pen & Windows Ink

Customize the Top button functions - Example 1

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

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.
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.

Customize the button functions using Lenovo Pen Settings App (or Wacom Pen App)

The Lenovo Pen Settings App (or Wacom Pen 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.

Customize the Top button functions - Example 2
Note: The screenshot is only for reference. It might be different depending on the APP version.

Top Pen Button Press Options after pen is paired to PC

Single Press	Double Press	Long Press
OneNote Sketchpad Screen Sketch Sticky Notes Ink Workspace Page Up Page Down Open/Run... Keystrokes... Disabled	Screenshot Sent to OneNote Sketchpad Screen Sketch Sticky Notes Ink Workspace Page Up Page Down Open/Run Keystrokes Disabled	Sketchpad Screen Sketch Sticky Notes Ink Workspace Cortana Page Up Page Down Open/Run Keystrokes Disabled

Note: The functions in above Table may be slightly different depending on the App version.

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.

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 4^th Click at the cursor location
5th Click – Execute a Mouse 5^th 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.

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.

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

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
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