# Question about Wacoms

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-wacoms/77734>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [January 29, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-wacoms/77734 "2005-01-29T18:13:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-wacoms/77734/1 "2005-01-29T18:13:02Z")

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So if you look at the attached image, do Wacoms work more like option 1 or option 2?

By this I mean, when you draw on the wacom, is it the same size onscreen, or does it ‘multiply’ what you draw so that the area of the screen= area of drawing surface.

Or is it customizable to both ways?