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# DIAG: Detecting digitizer issues by drawing a grid

## Overview

Drawing a regular grid on your tablet can help diagnose certain kinds of problems, such as:

* Digitizer failure. See [TSG: Pen skipping vertical or horizontal bands](/drawtab/troubleshoot/tsg-skipping-bands.md), where regions of the tablet simply do not detect the pen.
* [Electromagnetic interference](/drawtab/guides/general/electromagnetic-interference.md), where things like magnets distort straight lines.

## The Grid to draw

How many lines do you need on the grid? The example below shows roughly the grid to draw.

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The example below might also be enough.

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But the example below is definitely not enough.

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Try to draw them with a ruler, or just try to draw them straight enough by hand. It's important that your lines aren't too "wobbly," otherwise they will interfere with diagnosing problems.