Sidecarcangreatlyenhancetheway
youuseyourMacandit is easyto
setup.Justmakesurethatyouhave
macOS10.15Catalinarunningonyour
MacandiOS13/iPadOSrunningon
youriPadandyou’llbeabletoconnect
thetwoviatheAirPlayiconin your
Mac’smenubar.Youwillalsothensee
a newSystemPreferencespaneon
yourMacthatis dedicatedtoSidecar
settings.Here’showtosetit allup.
1
Connectandgo
ToconnectyouriPadtoyourMac,clickon
theAirPlayiconin yourMac’smenubarand
thenchooseyouriPadfromthelist.YouriPad
screenwillthenmimicthatofyourMac.
2
Markupanddrag
Imageeditingandmarkingupis greatly
enhancedin Sidecar.Makethemarkupson
youriPadandthendragtheappbacktoyour
Mactocontinuetheprocess.
4
Reducethelag
Usinga USB-CtoLightningadaptorlets
youconnectyouriPadtoyourMacthrougha
wire,whichhelpseradicateanylagandalso
ad.
3
Use thePencil
If youhavea 2nd-genApplePencil,go
toSystemPreferences>Sidecar,tick‘Enable
doubletaponApplePencil’andyou’llhave
How do
I initiate
Sidecar mode
in Catalina?
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wire,whichhelpseradicateanylagan
offers the benefit of charging youriPa
doubletaponApplePencil andyoullhave
access to more actions andgreater control.