Pencil not aligning with cursor on sidecar

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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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Here_we-go

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Jul 1, 2021 8:40 PM in response to PlaceImages

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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Answer 2

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

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MichelPM

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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!

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PlaceImages Author

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Apr 14, 2021 11:28 PM in response to grant1957

Thanks Grant1957. I had set Sidecar up properly. The problem was with the graphics card on my M1 Mac Mini which I had to reset. Once that was done it was all fine.

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May 30, 2021 7:14 PM in response to PlaceImages

How did you reset the graphic card?

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PlaceImages Author

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May 31, 2021 10:37 AM in response to Five_point

I don’t recall the detail now and wouldn’t want to give you the wrong info as detail is critical. Apple Support told me exactly what to do and it worked perfectly. Talk to them.

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PlaceImages Author

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May 31, 2021 10:38 AM in response to Five_point

It needed a specialist adviser and they passed me on to them when basic solutions didn’t work.

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Pencil not aligning with cursor on sidecar

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