Issue with erasing with new Apple Pencil

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Issue with erasing with new Apple Pencil

I have a 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 with the new Apple Pencil. The pencil works great with pretty much everything but erasing. With my last Apple Pencil, I was able to erase part of a drawing/word/etc instead of the whole thing. I have tried with notability as well as the iPad notes app, and it does the same thing on both. I have hard reset my iPad, unpaired and repaired the Apple Pencil and it does the same thing.

Any idea what I doing wrong?

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

Posted on Jan 20, 2019 3:31 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 20, 2019 4:32 PM in response to Steven0715

Go to Settings > Apple Pencil > Switch Between Current Tool and Eraser

To erase, tap the pencil where the graphic in the setting shows, then engage with the area you want to erase and you should be able to erase.

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Jan 20, 2019 4:47 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Still does the same thing. Here’s a better example. Let’s say I want to write the word hello in cursive, and I want to erase just the last letter. Instead it only allows me to erase the whole word. It seems that any thing you write/draw with one stroke, it only allows me to erase the whole thing instead of parts.

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Answer 3

Jan 20, 2019 5:07 PM in response to Steven0715

I don't have a point of comparison as while I've had many iPad over the years, this is my first Pro with Apple Pencil. For me, it won't be an issue. My cursive is worse than a doctors. If I wanted to write a note with my pencil, it will be in printed form. In that case, I would have no difficulty erasing an individual letter.

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Answer 4

Feb 10, 2019 1:01 PM in response to Steven0715

I have same problem as Stephen0715, yesterday I sketched and could erase small (circular) parts. today I started a new sketch and can only erase entire lines . touch the line and it all disappears. however I can return to yesterdays drawing where the eraser behaves in the other way. there must be a setting I accidentally changed.. I cant open a new note and use the eraser in the original (my preferred) manner where there is a circular patch erased. ( the size of the circle is dependent on the angle of the pencil )

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Answer 5

Jan 20, 2019 4:54 PM in response to Steven0715

I see what you're saying. I don't think the eraser is that finite.

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Jan 20, 2019 5:02 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Strange. I had a 2nd gen 12.9 pro with the 1st Apple Pencil and it let me do that. Must be something to do with the software on the new iPad Pro.

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Issue with erasing with new Apple Pencil

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