Graphic tablets are becoming standard equipment for everyone from students to professional artists. But the performance of graphic tablets continues to amaze. Here are seven things you didn’t know a graphic tablet could do:

• Replace your mouse. Combine the flat surface of your tablet with your pen tool to completely take over the job of your mouse.

• Reduce your chance of repetitive strain injury. Use the better ergonomics of your tablet’s stylus (compared to your mouse) to reduce your risk of injury and find wrist pain relief.

• Draw with no lag. Today’s graphic tablets perfectly simulate the experience of drawing with a pen and paper, with no delay between the movement of your hand and the results on the screen.

• Provide incredible artistic versatility. The combination of a tablet’s digital platform and good pressure sensitivity lets you control enhancements such as brush size, opacity, flow, hue and texture.

• Write on documents. You can use your tablet to draw on Word documents and make handwritten edits – in different color ink!

• Use touch capabilities. With a tablet’s touch features, you can move your cursor, and use gestures to rotate your canvas or make it bigger or smaller.

• Create almost anything. With your tablet, you can make annotations, edit photos, illustrate comic books, draw animations, and render 3D models.