How to Use a Mouse and Trackpad with iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad and iPad Pro
Looking to connect your Trackpad and Mouse with iPad? Well, it’s pretty simple after the launch of the new version of iPadOS. You can now connect pointer devices directly with iPad with full compatibility. Now you can customize the pointer/cursor, appearance and can make some changes in trackpad and mouse settings. Once you understand the procedure of doing, it will be easy for you to operate your iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad and iPad Pro running on the latest OS.
How to Pair a Mouse or Trackpad with iPad
In order to use a trackpad or mouse, you’ll need to pair it with the iPad first.
Launch Settings application from the home screen.
Click on Bluetooth option and turn it on.
Set the trackpad or mouse to pairing mode.
Click the trackpad/mouse, when it appears on the Other Devices section.
Once you see the Connected icon on the screen, it means the trackpad or mouse is successfully paired.
Once the mouse or trackpad is successfully connected, you can use them with your iPad.
How to Change Mouse Pointer/Tracking Speed/Cursor on iPad
Launch Settings.
Move into General and then Trackpad & Mouse.
Now customize the cursor tracking speed.
How to Change the Appearance of Pointer/Mouse Cursor on iPad
If you want to change the appearance of the mouse cursor or pointer, then you’ll have to go into the Accessibility settings. It will allow you to customize the cursor size, pointer colour, pointer border size and pointer contrast as well.
Launch Settings.
Move into Accessibility.
Tap on Pointer Control option.
Now customize the Color and Pointer Size of the cursor.
So this is everything you need to do to customize the appearance of the cursor. Once you customize the cursor in your preferred way, you can start using it.
Tips and Tricks to Use Mouse for iPad
You can try out the following tips to utilize the mouse with the iPad in the right way:
Drag the pointer at the top of the screen and keep dragging to view the Lock Screen.
Drag the pointer to the bottom of the screen to view the Dock.
Drag the pointer to the bottom of the screen and keep dragging to view Home Screen.
Make a right-click to view additional menus.
iPad Trackpad Gestures
Using the trackpad with an iPad is completely fun, but there are several types of gestures available that you can utilize for your benefits. To try out the gestures, you can utilize the Magic Trackpad of any third-party trackpad of your preference.
Four fingers pinch in to visit Home Screen.
Four fingers spread out to open the multitasking display.
Three fingers swipe left or right to switch between the apps.
Three fingers swipe up and hold to view App Switcher/ Multitasking.
Two fingers swipe up or down to roll pages.
One finger drag down on the screen and keep dragging to reach Home Screen.
Almost every trackpad gesture is simple, and you can use it while connected with a keyboard and mouse.
Conclusion
The procedure of connecting third party mouse, keyboard and trackpad is pretty simple. However, in order to use these pointer devices, users must have the latest iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad and iPad Pro running on the latest iPadOS version.
