I want to be able to draw on the monitor with a stylus

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I want to be able to draw on the monitor with a stylus

I have a 24" iMac now but often I want to be able to add a drawing or a plan in an email using a stylus on the monitor. I know that this writing on the monitor with an iPad2 is possible but is it also possible on a MacBook PRO?

I do not want something that plugs into the Mac to work. I want a little simple application that will run and can accept drawings done by a stylus.

Then I want to be able to attach that file into an Apple Mail email.

Is it possible on the MacBook PRO? Or should I get an iPad 2 to be able to do it?

-L

24" Intel iMac 222.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Lexmark AOI printer/copier/scanner/fax. 2-TB external HD, 1TB

Posted on Oct 6, 2011 10:09 PM

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Answer 1

ds store

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Oct 6, 2011 10:42 PM in response to Lorna from Hawaii

Lorna from Hawaii wrote:

I do not want something that plugs into the Mac to work. I want a little simple application that will run and can accept drawings done by a stylus.

Sorry, Mac's don't have the touchscreen technology installed to do that like the iPad does.

The closest you can do is Walcom tablet on the low end

http://www.wacom.com/en/Products.aspx

and one of these bad babies on the high end (out of stock)

http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq/Cintiq24HD.aspx

A Mac can't do this yet and would add a fortune to a already expensive machine to cater to artists, thus it's a external add-on device.

Then I want to be able to attach that file into an Apple Mail email.

Any file can be attached to a email provided it's not larger than the email service will accept, then there's DropBox for large files.

Or should I get an iPad 2 to be able to do it?

A iPad 2 will do that and allow you to draw on the screen, but it's smaller screen and there isn't the fine control like a add-on tablet provides. So your constantly zooming in and out to get the detail you need.

It can work, it's just more work to get the same results. 🙂

I don't know how email attachments are handled on a iPad, you need to ask that in the iPad forums.

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Answer 2

Oct 6, 2011 10:57 PM in response to ds store

Thank you for this answer. I will probably get an iPad2, then. :-)

A Macbook PRO might be too similar to my iMac..... I would like to be able to write emails in bed with a stylus to draw illustrations and send attach them.

Lately I have been needing to draw simple floor plans.

-L

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