How to connect ipad to imac as second monitor. To extend the workspace of your mac by connecting it to your ipad see use ipad as a second display for your mac. Connect ipad using the usb c port plug a usb c display av adapter or usb c vga multi port adapter into the charging port on the bottom of ipad. Connect an hdmi or vga cable to your adapter.
You can use sidecar wirelessly but to keep your ipad charged during use connect it directly to your mac with the usb charge cable that came with. All detected displays are visible on the diagram. Extend or mirror your mac desktop with sidecar.
Click and hold on a display to show a red outline on the corresponding monitor. With your external display s connected launch system preferences displays. How to use your ipad as a second monitor for your pc or mac step one.
On your mac click the airplay button on your macs menu bar which looks like a rectangle with a solid triangle. One on your ipad. On your primary display ie your macbook or imac screen click the arrangement tab.
Make sure that your mac and ipad meet the sidecar system requirements. The next icon will open your macs dock on your ipad. The next four buttons mirror the command option control and shift keys on a keyboard.
Tap the top icon to toggle showing the menu bar. Download duet display on your ipad and computerto accomplish this youll need two apps. How to use ipad as a second monitor using sidecar.
Click the airplay icon in the.