How to connect ipad to imac screen. With an apple lightning to vga adapter you can hook up an ipad to a television that is equipped with a vga input a computer monitor a projector or another display device that supports vga. To connect your ipad as a display either connect your ipad to your mac over usb orto do it wirelesslyensure bluetooth wi fi and handoff are turned on. See accessories included with ipad.
Connect the other end of your hdmi or vga cable to your secondary display. Make sure you have one of the following. Mac with a usb port and os x 109 or later.
Connect ipad using the usb c port. You can find the file that you sent to your ipad in the icloud drive section of the files app. Connect ipad to the usb port on your computer using an appropriate cable.
Once finished you can share ipad screen on mac and enjoy contents on a larger screen. Click send file to device. If you connect your ipad using a usb c or lightning cable the connection is faster and more stable.
Hook the cable into the back of the television and switch the tvs input to the port. Pc with a usb port and windows 7 or later. For your ipad to communicate with your mac you need to connect both to the same wi fi network.
It works both in a wired and wireless mode. If necessary switch to the. Once you have macos catalina installed on your mac you can connect your ipad to your computer and use it as an external display.
Connect your iphone or ipad to the lightning cable end of the adapter and the hdmi or vga cable to the other. But for most users the wireless connection will work just as well. Depending on the type of usb port on your computer the cable included with your ipad may be appropriate.
Select your ipads name. This solution is great for monitors. Set your ipad and mac under the same wireless network.
Connect an hdmi or vga cable to your adapter. Plug a usb c display av adapter or usb c vga multi port adapter into the charging port on the bottom of ipad.