heinekennut
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Q: Apple pencil won't work, just drags the page around

TThe pencil is Bluetooth connected to my Pro, but won't draw on any apps. Tried email, notes.  It just drags the page around like. A cursor. Did I miss a step somewhere?

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jan 4, 2016 10:33 PM

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Q: Apple pencil won't work, just drags the page around

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Jan 4, 2016 10:36 PM in response to heinekennut
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    Jan 4, 2016 10:36 PM in response to heinekennut

    Here are the basic instructions for your review.  Have you literally paired your Apple Pencil to the iPad?

    Use Apple Pencil with iPad Pro - Apple Support

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jan 5, 2016 12:06 AM in response to heinekennut
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    Jan 5, 2016 12:06 AM in response to heinekennut

    You may, also, have to pair the Pencil inside of an app that is compatible with Apple Pencil.

    Paring a Bluetooth stylus inside of an app requires looking for that App's own settings within the app or looking for some kind of pen/stylus symbol, in the app,  that you must tap and there maybe stylus types and pairing options.

     

    Good Luck!

  • by pamela.parks,

    pamela.parks pamela.parks Jan 12, 2016 2:51 PM in response to heinekennut
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    Jan 12, 2016 2:51 PM in response to heinekennut

    I am getting something similar.  The pencil is paired... it works to select apps, move about etc.  It also works inside Adobe Sketch and Paper.  Then I try Notes... the menu showing the drawing tools does not show up.  The pencil can pretty much fill in for my fingers but the drawing functionality is not there.  I have checked for updates... nothing.  Also nothing seems settable in Setttings.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Jan 12, 2016 3:25 PM in response to pamela.parks
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    Jan 12, 2016 3:25 PM in response to pamela.parks

    Have you updated Notes within the app itself?

  • by pamela.parks,

    pamela.parks pamela.parks Jan 15, 2016 4:40 AM in response to pamela.parks
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    Jan 15, 2016 4:40 AM in response to pamela.parks

    I may have figured something useful out... at least I have it working. Notes has the tools for notes created using my iCloud account but does not for notes using another .mac account.  Not sure how things will work going back and forth.  It seems odd that I cannot open and edit fully using pencil on both sets using my iPad.  I am not too fussed about this as I am not a Notes user... just wanted to play with the pencil.