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Use a mouse with your iPad
Discover how to control your iPad using any Bluetooth mouse
IT WILL TAKE
10 minutesYOU WILL LEARN
Pair and use a
Bluetooth mouseYOU’LL NEED
iPadOS 13, a
Bluetooth mouseNot everyone is always
enamoured with a touch-screen
interface, and thanks to iPadOS,
if you prefer point and click to
touch and drag, your prayers have been
answered: albeit with some provisos.
Setup is relatively simple – if you know
where to look (see below). Mouse support is
intended as an accessibility option for those
with motor issues, which means it’s not like
adding a true cursor – it just emulates you
using your finger, so you need to treat it thatway. However, this also means there are
several customisation options; take the time to
go through the AssistiveTouch menu settings
for options such as the Tracking Speed slider
to fine-tune the responsiveness. To change the
default behaviour of your mouse buttons, tap
Devices under ‘Pointer Devices’ followed by
your mouse. You can shrink the pointer
slightly via ‘Pointer Style’.
It may not be ‘true’ mouse support, but for
some people it’s a big step forward in terms of
both accessibility and productivity. Nick PeersHOW TO Set up your mouse with your iPad
1
Pair mouse with iPad
Navigate to Settings > Accessibility >
Switch Control > Switches. Tap ‘Bluetooth
Devices...’ then switch on your mouse and
put it into pairing mode. When it appears
in the list, tap it and wait for ‘Connected’
to appear.2
Turn on Assisted Touch
To use your mouse, tap back to the
main Accessibility screen, then tap Touch
followed by AssistiveTouch. Flick the
AssistiveTouch switch on, and you’ll see
the cursor appear – wiggle the mouse
and it should move.3
Final tweaks
The circular AssistiveTouch menu
(shown above) stays on-screen by
default, so hide it from view by scrolling
down the settings and flicking ‘Always
Show Menu’ to off. You can bring it back
by right-clicking on the mouse.iPadOS Use a mouse with youryyyyy iPad
6 |
Use a mouse with your iPad
Discoverhow tocontrolyouriPadusinganyBluetoothmouse
ITWILLTAKE
10 minutesYOUWILLLEARN
Pairandusea
BluetoothmouseYOU’LLNEED
iPadOS 13, a
Bluetooth mouseNot everyone is always
enamoured with a touch-screen
interface, and thanks to iPadOS,
if you prefer point and click to
touch and drag, your prayers have been
answered: albeit with some provisos.
Setup is relatively simple – if you know
where to look (see below). Mouse support is
intended as an accessibility option for those
with motor issues, which means it’s not like
adding a true cursor – it just emulates you
using your finger, so you need to treat it thatway. However, this also means there are
several customisation options; take the time to
go through the AssistiveTouch menu settings
for options such as the Tracking Speed slider
to fine-tune the responsiveness. To change the
default behaviour of your mouse buttons, tap
Devices under ‘Pointer Devices’ followed by
your mouse. You can shrink the pointer
slightly via ‘Pointer Style’.
It may not be ‘true’ mouse support, but for
some people it’s a big step forward in terms of
both accessibility and productivity. Nick PeersHOW TO Set up your mouse with your iPad
1
Pair mouse with iPad
Navigate to Settings > Accessibility >
Switch Control > Switches. Tap ‘Bluetooth
Devices...’ then switch on your mouse and
put it into pairing mode. When it appears
in the list, tap it and wait for ‘Connected’
to appear.2
Turn on Assisted Touch
To use your mouse, tap back to the
main Accessibility screen, then tap Touch
followed by AssistiveTouch. Flick the
AssistiveTouch switch on, and you’ll see
the cursor appear – wiggle the mouse
and it should move.3
Final tweaks
The circular AssistiveTouch menu
(shown above) stays on-screen by
default, so hide it from view by scrolling
down the settings and flicking ‘Always
Show Menu’ to off. You can bring it back
by right-clicking on the mouse.iPadOS Use a mousewith youriPad