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Pencil not aligning with cursor on sidecar

Hi, I have read two previous threads on this but no solution. I have a Mac mini and want to use an iPad Pro on sidecar. Everything works fine apart from that the cursor appears a short distance below the point where my apple pencil hits the screen, This make is difficult/impossible to use. I can't find any setting that I can adjust to make this work. I have tried changing the screen optimisation and I get no change. What is the solution please?


David

iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 9:12 AM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2021 8:40 PM

This fixed it for me, simply turn off "Show Touch Bar" in sidecar preferences in the computer....


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252494117

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Apr 14, 2021 9:08 PM in response to PlaceImages

I was having *exactly*the same issue as you describe. I don't know exactly what I was doing wrong, but when I found this instruction page from Apple and followed it, it worked perfectly.


https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT210380


Compared to the problem I was having, I now find, after following the above :-

  • The pencil is perfectly aligned
  • The screen is larger and more legible and doesn't have black letterbox bars top and bottom
  • Responsiveness is also much better


Hope it works for you too. After all, I must have been doing the same thing wrong as you, initially.


cheers

Mar 3, 2021 3:50 PM in response to PlaceImages

I suggest you contact Apple support via the contact support link located at the upper right hand corner of every Webpage of these Apple support communities OR by installing and using the Apple Support app found in the iOS App Store.


Tap the iOS App Store link below.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-support/id1130498044


For the link, pick both Device Performance and Connectivity categories.



Best of Luck to You!

Pencil not aligning with cursor on sidecar

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