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Review by Sasha Reed
If you’re looking for an easier way to mark up your PDFs but can’t afford to buy Tablet PCs for your entire staff, the Wacom Bamboo Tablet may be just the solution for you.
Whether you're redlining drawings, collaborating on an ad campaign, grading papers, or signing documents, having the ability to make comments directly onto the PDF with an electronic pen, is simply…cool. For those who are used to the old, paper and pen method for making comments, this is the next best thing.
I frequently have to demonstrate our software for Tablet users and seeing as I have no Tablet experience, I thought I should learn. I decided to try the Wacom Bamboo Fun (which retails for $99 -- it comes with a Mouse and additional software). The learning curve was relatively easy, as the Bamboo tutorial walked me through the major functions within 15 minutes.
I was able to markup PDFs with ease, grabbing the pen tool to make notes. If I made a mistake, I flipped the pen over and erased the lines. Getting used to Tablet mode as opposed to Mouse mode was a little challenging at first, but after a few sessions, wasn’t difficult at all. Tablet mode versus Mouse mode is the difference between the pen pointer relating to the computer screen like a mouse (scrolling across the screen), or to the absolute position of the Tablet‘s active area, as is custom with Tablets. It is a preference you can toggle on or off.
Bluebeam PDF Revu has specific functionality built in for Tablet users such as double tapping in the workspace to access the Zoom control panel. Advanced features like TIP (Tablet Input Panel) with text recognition, pressure sensitivity and the ability to copy/paste between journal applications, were recently added to Bluebeam PDF Revu Version 6.2. These features will only work if you are running Windows Vista Home Premium (or higher) on your computer.
But for the Bamboo user, the ease of being able to pick up a pen and begin marking up a PDF is the greatest advantage.
See for yourself the Bamboo’s features on the Wacom website: http://www.wacom.com/bambootablet/bamboo.cfm
Click here for more information on Bluebeam PDF Revu’s integration with the Tablet 
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