Buttons!!!!!????? What buttons? God, I've been using the 6x8 2 for over two years and never tried the buttons. Duh. Could not draw without it. Used to use the mouse and that's ridiculous. Tip: Practice a lot to develop hand/eye coordination. But it doesn't teach you to spell, I think I got that wrong. And it doesn't teach you to pay attention to the manual otherwise I would have tried the buttons by now.