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With iPadOS 13 Apple has finally brought full-fledge mouse support to the iPad. After updating to iPadOS 13 users have the ability to connect a Bluetooth mouse with their iPad and use it to navigate around its user-interface. Users can open and close apps, scroll up and down, perform certain actions with mouse shortcuts and much more. With the new OS users get a mouse experience that is comparable to a desktop computer.

The mouse feature on the iPad is also very customizable, as it allows users to change the size of the mouse cursor, change cursor's color, increase or decrease cursor's tracking speed and change the time after which the cursor auto hides.

In this detailed and step by step guide we will show you how to change all these important pointer settings on your iPad.

Before you start customizing the mouse pointer on your iPad, here's a short tutorial on how you can enable the Mouse feature in the first place.

1. On your iPadOS 13 or later device launch Settings and go to Accessibility -> Touch -> AssistiveTouch.

2. Next turn on the toggle for AssistiveTouch.

3. Now go to Bluetooth settings and put your Mouse in discovery mode.

4. Once the mouse has been paired with your iPad proceed with the next steps.

Change Mouse Pointer Speed On The iPad

You can follow these steps to change Mouse Pointer speed on your iPad running iPadOS 13 or later.

1. Launch Settings and go to Accessibility -> Touch -> AssistiveTouch.
2. Scroll down and look for a slider under 'Tracking Speed'.
3. Move the slider left (towards turtle) to make reduce pointer's speed or move the slider right (towards rabbit) to increase the speed.

Change Mouse Pointer Size In iPadOS 13

Now that your iPad and Bluetooth mouse are connected with each other you should see a rounded cursor on your screen. The pointer might seem large or small based on your personal preference, and here we are going to change its size to more to your liking. In order to change the size of Mouse Pointer on iPad follow the simple instructions below.

1. Open Settings app and tap on Accessibility.
2. Now tap on Touch and then go to AssistiveTouch option.
3. Once you are on the AssistiveTouch screen scroll down and tap on 'Pointer Style' option.
4. On the next screen you will get access to a slider. Move the slider towards left to make the pointer smaller or move it to right to make it larger.
5. Once you have selected your desired setting exit the Settings app.

Change Mouse Pointer Color In iPadOS 13

As we said earlier the mouse feature on the iPad is very customizable. Not only can you change the size of the mouse cursor but you also have the ability to change its color to whatever you like. You can change the mouse pointer color in iPadOS 13 by following the steps below.

1. Open Settings app and tap on Accessibility.
2. Now tap on Touch and then go to AssistiveTouch option.
3. Once you are on the AssistiveTouch screen scroll down and tap on 'Pointer Style' option.
4. Now tap on 'Color' and choose your desired color option.

Change Auto-Hide time settings for iPad's Mouse Pointer

Users have the ability to change the time after which the mouse cursor auto-hides on the iPad. The pointer is hidden after being idle for user-specified time.

1. Open Settings app and tap on Accessibility.
2. Now tap on Touch and then go to AssistiveTouch option.
3. Once you are on the AssistiveTouch screen scroll down and tap on 'Pointer Style' option.
4. Next tap on 'Auto-Hide' option and increase or decrease the Auto-Hide duration by tapping on + or – buttons.
5. You also have the ability to disable the Auto-Hide setting by turning off its toggle.

There you go folks, this is how you can connect a mouse to your iPad, change its pointer size, color, speed and customize its auto-hide settings. If you have any questions regarding this tutorial, then feel free to let us know in the comments section below.

iPadOS 13.4 helps iPad support full mouse compatibility. Specifically, the trackpad support for Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro or third-party keyboard cases, including Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse.

Before scrolling down to see what the iPad can do with the mouse cursor Must know first what iPad models that support iPadOS 13.4

iPadOS 13.4 is compatible with iPad with the following list.

iPad mini (4th generation and later)

iPad Air (2nd generation and higher)

iPad (5th generation and newer)

After the iPad has been updated to the iPadOS version 13.4, device owners will be able to use the mouse cursor with their fingertips. Whether pressing buttons, switching apps, editing text, but the way you use it is not the same on a PC or Mac.

Cursor usage Need to pair iPad with a mouse or trackpad. Whether it's a Bluetooth connection or a cable, including a keyboard with a built-in trackpad

How to use the cursor on the iPad

The default value of the cursor is displayed in a small, gray, and translucent circle. As with a PC, the cursor can change its shape. Depending on which element is floating above And can click to select, right click to open the menu And can scroll the screen When tapping two fingers on the trackpad

When moving the cursor all the way to the bottom edge This will open the Dock or slide to the right of the screen all the way to the edge to display the Slide Over app.

Users can move the cursor all the way to the top edge to access the Notification Center or click the status icon in the top right corner to bring up the Control Center and right click to see more details.

The trackpad also supports gestures or Gestures, such as switching apps that are open. By swiping three fingers to the left or right, use three fingers and pinch to close the current app and open the tray. Multitasking, use three fingers to swipe up and close the current application.

How to change cursor tracking speed

Go to the Settings app> Accessibility> Pointer Control.

Drag the Scrolling Speed tab to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse cursor or trackpad.

The initial velocity is gradually low. To increase the speed, drag the scrolling speed bar to the right or to the rabbit.

In this section, the user can enable or disable the Trackpad Inertia feature, which is the inertia of the trackpad. And the default is enabled, meaning that the cursor can move slightly after lifting the finger If you are annoyed you can choose to turn it off.

How to change trackpad settings on iPad

If using the trackpad on the iPad with the Magic Trackpad or the Magic Keyboard for iPad, you'll find a sub-menu for setting up the trackpad by going to Settings> General> Trackpad.

In this section you will find the cursor tracking speed setting. Without having to go into settings in Accessibility

Natural scrolling option for changing the trackpad's vertical scrolling method. Users can try to enable or disable To see how it works for you

The Tap-to-Click option, once opened, will help click faster. Just touch lightly on the trackpad.

The Two-Finger Secondary Click option is a right-click. When tapping two fingers on the trackpad

How to customize the cursor display

The iPad's cursor isn't the same as the familiar mouse cursor on a PC. It's a small gray circle. Simulated from the size of the fingertip But can change shape Depending on which part the cursor hovers over And to make the cursor look easier Users can adjust the contrast, change the size, and add colorful borders.

To change the cursor size to be larger or smaller, go to Settings> Accessibility> Pointer Control and adjust the size by moving the Pointer Size tab.

The Color menu is an option to change the border color of the cursor.

Automatically Hide Pointer to set the cursor display delay after inactivity

The use of cursors and trackpads on the iPad supports most of the basic applications of iPadOS. Third-party applications Apple is releasing an SDK or program development kit for developers. Use it to improve your own application To support advanced cursor features

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When Apple announced iPadOS earlier this month, no-one from the company made mention of a major new feature: mouse support. Apple no doubt has good reasons for wanting to keep people focused on the touch interface, but the ability to use a mouse has the potential to completely change how people get things done on the iPad Pro. Here's how it works, and here's how to get started.

First of all, you'll need to be running the iPadOS 13 public beta, which is now available for anyone to install. (This also technically works on iOS 13, in case you really want to use a mouse on your iPhone.) The usual caveats about beta software apply: it's super buggy right now, so don't try this out on a primary machine unless you have a good reason to, and make sure to back everything up first.

Next, you'll have to actually enable the mouse support, because it's turned off by default and buried in the Accessibility menu. The feature is an extension of AssistiveTouch, which has been around in iOS for many years and is most commonly used as an on-screen floating home button. Here are the steps you'll need to follow:

• Open the Settings app
• Go to Accessibility
• Go to Touch, under the Physical and Motor section
• Turn on the AssistiveTouch toggle
• Go to Pointing Devices

At this point you'll need to have your pointing device ready to go. You can use a mouse over Bluetooth or USB; if you're using the former, you'll have to make sure it's paired. I had no problem getting up and running with my Logitech MX Master. Or, assuming you don't have a USB-C mouse kicking around, you'll need a USB-A to C adapter to plug a regular wired mouse directly into the iPad Pro's USB-C port. I tried this with a Mad Catz RAT and the tracking actually felt smoother than the Logitech. It's possible that wired mice work better with the faster refresh rates of Apple's ProMotion displays, but I can't be certain there.

I also tested Apple's Magic Trackpad and it worked fine over a USB-C to Lightning cable, but I couldn't find a way to pair it wirelessly. I will also say that the cognitive dissonance of using a touch surface as a mouse for a touch OS felt like a lot to get over, particularly as Mac gestures like two-finger scrolling don't work.

You'll probably want to turn off the regular AssistiveTouch floating button — you can do that by tapping the Always Show Menu toggle, though you'll still see the button whenever a pointing device isn't connected. You'll find various other options that you can tweak to your liking, such as tracking speed (complete with cute tortoise and hare icons) and the appearance of the cursor.

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If you're thinking "that sure sounds like a lot of steps just to enable something as potentially fundamental to the user experience as mouse support," well, you wouldn't be wrong. Apple clearly doesn't see this as a mainstream feature just yet, though, and isn't going to be pushing it on people.

Does that mean it isn't for you? Not necessarily. There have been tons of times when I've wanted a mouse or trackpad for my iPad. Apple's historical argument for not selling touchscreen laptops has been that it sucks to constantly have to reach up from the keyboard to touch the screen. This is true, but given the lack of a trackpad it's even more true of the iPad Pro than touchscreen Windows laptops.

For tasks like text editing that require constant precise adjustments while typing, it feels far more natural to have a pointing device on the same plane as your keyboard. Mouse support in iPadOS is pretty rudimentary right now, but it's already solid enough to make a difference in my workflow. I've been using my iPad Pro today with three separate tracking devices, and I think it's a pretty good start, even if it doesn't always work the way I'd want it to.

The first thing you'll notice is that the cursor is huge — it's a big semi-opaque circle with a dot in the middle. This is probably because as a touch-first operating system, iOS is designed for fingerprint-sized input, but I'd appreciate the option just to have the small dot anyway. The upside of the large cursor is that it helps you conceptualize how iPadOS's mouse support works at the most basic level: it's really just giving you a virtual finger.

Clicking the mouse does the same thing as tapping the screen, in other words, which means you'll have to get used to some different gestures. There's also no concept of right-clicking in iPadOS, of course, but by default the right mouse button is set to bring up a customizable menu of shortcuts. It's a lot more convenient to right-click and click the Control Center icon than it is to move the cursor to the top-right corner of the screen and drag downward, for instance. Other mouse buttons are also reassignable; by default clicking in the scroll wheel will take you back to the home screen.

This is useful, because dealing with iPadOS gestures can be tricky with a mouse. I've only had a day's practice, granted, but it doesn't feel super natural to drag the dock up from the bottom of the screen or swipe between apps. On the other hand, things like text selection feel far better with a mouse than they ever have with a finger. Apple has made improvements in this area for iPadOS, but those improvements make even more sense with a separate pointing device.

And if, like me, you're one of the probably 37 people in the world who ever uses their iPad Pro with an external USB-C monitor, the mouse feature is a total game changer. iPad monitor support doesn't do much more than mirror the display, which meant that previously there was no way to interact with anything while you were actually looking at the monitor — you'd have to look down to the iPad itself to use touch. Now, though, I can use my iPad Pro at a comfortable eye level on my desk. It's what I'm doing now. It's great!

It's also something I won't do very often, because I have a MacBook Pro next to me and it makes a lot more sense to use that at my desk most of the time. But it's cool that it's even possible. If you use your iPad Pro as your primary computer, particularly if you do a lot of writing or text editing, the new iPadOS mouse support is definitely worth looking into.

73 years after the invention of the mouse, and a dozen years after the iPhone made touchscreens feel like the inevitable future of computing, the mouse is back. Not that it ever fully went away, mind you, but Apple's iPad always pushed in a different direction, first with a finger-focused touch interface, later augmented with the Apple Pencil.

And now, you can use a mouse on an iPad.

With iPadOS, the iPad-focused version of iOS 13, there's a mouse option hidden under iOS' Accessibility settings. It's the real deal. You can connect a bluetooth or USB mouse and click and tap to your heart's content. Anything that works with your finger works with a mouse; you can select text, drag pages to scroll or use the scroll wheel, and click and swipe up from the bottom and sides of the screen as you would with your finger.

Here's how to get it working.

What Do You Need to Use a Mouse With an iPad?

You first need iPadOS 13, the latest version of iOS for the iPad. It's in beta right now, so unless you have a spare iPad for testing and love having software crash all the time, it's best to wait for public release sometime this fall.

Any iPad that supports iPadOS works with mice—so an iPad Air 2 or newer.

And you need a mouse, either a Bluetooth mouse (not one with a wireless USB dongle) or a wired USB mouse and a USB adaptor for your iPad. Apple's magic mice and magic trackpad work with iPad over USB, but not wirelessly (I'm using a Microsoft Surface mouse; many on Twitter reported using various Logitech mice).

How Do You Connect a Mouse to iPad?

It's a bit more tricky than just connecting your mouse.

First, open your iPad's Settings, tap Accessibility, then select Touch and AssistiveTouch. There, turn AssistiveTouch on in the setting on the top. That will show a black rectangle on your screen, similar to the "fake" home button often used on older iPhones to prevent home button wear-and-tear. Tap that button to go home, or to do other actions on your iPad.

But you didn't want AssistiveTouch, you wanted a mouse. So turn on your mouse, and make sure it's not connected to any other devices. Then scroll down that AssistiveTouch settings page, select Pointing Devices, then Bluetooth Devices, and finally select your mouse from the options.

Voilà. Your square AssistiveTouch button will turn into a round oversized cursor, and you can finally use a mouse on iOS.

How Can I Customize My iOS Mouse?

The default iPad cursor is huge and round

There are a few settings to tweak to make your iPad mouse a bit nicer to use:

• The iPad mouse moves pretty fast at first. In the AssistiveTouch settings, you can turn down the Tracking Speed to slow it down.
• Want a different cursor? In AssistiveTouch settings, select Cursor to choose from 7 color options.
• Want a smaller cursor? In that same Cursor menu under AssistiveTouch, there's a slider to make your mouse much larger—and one level to make it smaller.
• Want the cursor to disappear when you're not touching it? Select Auto-Hide Cursor under the AssistiveTouch Cursor settings, then set the time for the cursor to hide.

The new, smaller, autohiding iPad cursor

• Want to customize what your mouse buttons do? Tap the i icon beside your mouse name in the Bluetooth Devices settings to choose custom functions for each button (by default, left click works as expected, clicking the scroll wheel goes home, and right click opens the AssistiveTouch menu for a quick way to say open command center or take a screenshot). You can also customize that menu and what single, double, and long taps mean from the AssistiveTouch settings. Power user tip: Mouse buttons can run Siri Shortcuts, too.
• You may notice your keyboard popping up even if you have a bluetooth or smart keyboard connected to your iPad. Back in the AssistiveTouch settings, turn off the Show Onscreen Keyboard toggle which should keep it from showing up when unwanted.
• iOS keeps the AssistiveTouch button visible whenever your mouse is disconnected—which can be annoying. You can fully hide it by turning off AssistiveTouch whenever you're not using a mouse. Or, you can make it nearly transparent when you don't touch it. In AssistiveTouch settings, select Idle Opacity, then set it as low as possible.

Then get back to work, and use the mouse like you would use your finger on the iPad screen. Click and drag up from the bottom of your screen to open your dock, open multitasking, or go home. Click and drag from the right of the screen to bring in the floating multitasking apps. Click and drag down on the home screen to open search. Click and drag to select text, or spreadsheet cells (perhaps the most useful reason to add a mouse to your iPad workflow.

The iPad's still best for finger-driven interaction, and you'd likely be more productive with an external keyboard and keyboard shortcuts than a mouse. But hey: It's nice to have it as an option, if a bit surreal to use a real mouse on iOS.

Updated July 3, 2019 with new mouse features from iPadOS Beta 3.

Apple has been positioning the iPad as a productivity tool for a while now, and while many reviews have been largely favorable, many did feel that for the most part, it fell short of actually becoming a full, bonafide laptop replacement. However, that changed with the release of iOS 13.

With iOS 13, Apple finally allowed users to use a mouse with the tablet. However, even then the company tried to position mouse use as an accessibility tool, meaning that it isn't quite as straightforward as pairing or connecting a mouse and you're done.

But fret not, by following our guide here, you will be able to pair a mouse with your iPad in a matter of minutes.

Requirements

To connect a mouse to the iPad, you will need:

• A Bluetooth compatible mouse
• An iPad running iOS 13 or later

How To Connect A Mouse To The iPad

If you've followed all the steps above, once AssistiveTouch has been enabled, you should see a mouse cursor on your screen. However, we should point out that the mouse cursor for the iPad is different from your typical pointer. It is simply a circle with a dot in the middle, but you should be able to get used to it in no time.

Adjusting Your Mouse Settings

Once you have your mouse paired and setup with your iPad, you can actually go ahead and customize it further. This includes changing what the mouse buttons do, the size and opacity of the pointer, and also the track speed.

Customize The Pointer

1. Launch Settings and go to Accessibility
2. Under Physical and Motor, go to Touch, and under Pointer Devices, select Pointer Style
3. Drag the slider to change the size of the pointer, or tap color to change the color and opacity of the cursor

Customize Your Mouse Buttons

1. Launch Settings and go to Accessibility
2. Under Physical and Motor, go to Touch, and under Pointer Devices, select Devices
3. Tap on your paired mouse
4. Tap on the buttons to change what they do. You will be able to choose from a list of available actions

Change The Tracking Speed

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Apple has been promoting its iPads as laptop replacements for a long time now—with docks, and split screen views, and drag and drop operations—and the latest push comes with the arrival of iPadOS 13.4 and proper support for mice and trackpads. Any iPad that can run iPadOS 13.4 can now work with a mouse or trackpad too.

While support for pointing devices was already available in iPadOS before now, it didn't work particularly well, and it was hidden away in the Accessibility page of Settings. With the arrival of the latest iPad Pros and the new trackpad-carrying Magic Keyboard , it's now much more capable and much easier to access.

You'll need an iPad keyboard with a trackpad ( third-party options are available), or a Bluetooth mouse, or a standalone Bluetooth trackpad , obviously. You're also going to need to have updated to iPadOS 13.4. You then need to open Settings, tap Bluetooth, and start the pairing process for your device—turn the peripheral on, enable pairing mode, select it from the list, and you should be good to go.

Cursor support should kick in almost right away—this is one of the big improvements in iPadOS 13.4 compared with previous versions. The cursor appears on screen as a gray circle, and you can immediately start clicking or tapping to select something on screen, whether that's an app icon or a menu entry.

Clicking and dragging is the equivalent of scrolling, and so is a scrolling gesture (via a two-finger gesture on a trackpad or via a scroll wheel on your mouse, for example). If you want to test this, open up something like Apple Maps and see how you can move around the map. A long click or tap is the same as a long press with a finger.

Move the cursor down to the bottom of the screen to bring up the Dock; hover it over the home indicator (yes that's it's official name) to highlight it, and then you can move it sideways to jump between apps or just click it to go to the home screen. Move the cursor up to the top-right corner, click the battery and network status indicator, and the Control Center appears.

It's the same up in the other corner—highlight the time and date in the top-left corner using the cursor, click or tap once, and the Notification Center appears. You can also use your mouse and trackpad on the lock screen, meanwhile.

You'll see Apple has done a good job of having the cursor change as it moves over different parts of the interface. Hover it over a button, for example, and it expands; move it over the app icons on the home screen, and the icons get bigger; move over text, and the cursor changes again. You can carry on using the touchscreen as normal even when you've got a mouse or trackpad attached.

When you stop using your pointing device for a few seconds, the cursor disappears. To get it to show up again, just interact with the connected mouse or trackpad again. Open up Settings and choose Accessibility then Pointer Control, and you can customize the cursor (contrast, color, size, scrolling speed and more).

If you've got an input device with a variety of buttons on it, then you can customize how these work: Tap AssistiveTouch settings at the bottom of the Pointer Control screen, then choose your device, then make your picks. Different functions can be assigned to different buttons, from opening the Control Center to replicating a long press.

More customization options can be found if you open General in Settings and pick Trackpad & Mouse (or just Trackpad). This screen lets you set options such as whether right-click is enabled on a mouse, and which direction you prefer for scrolling. The tracking speed can also be adjusted from this screen.

You can check on battery life if you've connected a mouse, trackpad or keyboard via Bluetooth—you need to get the battery widget up on your iPad via the Edit button at the bottom of the Today View on the home screen (swipe in from the left if you can't see the column of widgets).

You'll discover a host of little shortcuts and tricks as you go. You can bring up the app switcher with a three-finger swipe and hold on a trackpad, or by clicking and dragging the home indicator up using a mouse, for example. To rearrange icons on the home screen meanwhile, just click (or tap) and drag them.

If you've got a keyboard attached, you can use the same keyboard shortcuts that you might be familiar with from macOS—so if you hold down the Ctrl key and then click or tap on a link in Safari, you'll get the context menu that lets you copy the link or load it up in a background tab.

Text editing is made easier with a trackpad or mouse, as you can imagine: You can more precisely select words and sentences, and move elements around, when you've got a proper pointing device. All the usual touchscreen shortcuts are carried over, so you can double-click on a mouse or double-tap on a trackpad to select a word (the same as a double-tap on the touchscreen).

Apple is slowly ticking off the reasons why you can't use your iPad as a laptop—this mouse and trackpad support means much more precision when working with text, browsing the web or editing images compared with jabbing at the screen with your finger. The way the new features have been implemented is actually really smart, and you're going to find you turn to them a lot if you get a peripheral hooked up (though perhaps not in most games).

tutorial by Diana Ann Roe published on 10.28.2019

Your mouse cursor plays a vital role when using your computer, and you should be completely comfortable with its appearance. Maybe you want a larger cursor, that's easy to find in a text without straining your eyes, or perhaps you are bored with the same old pointer that you have been using since what feels like forever. Whatever the case, this tutorial shows you how to customize mouse cursors on your Windows 10 computer or device:

NOTE: The features presented are available in Windows 10 Version 1903 (May 2019 Update) or newer. If you're using an older version of Windows 10, you might not have access to all the features. Check your Windows 10 build and, if necessary, get the latest Windows 10 update available for you.

What is a mouse cursor in Windows?

A mouse cursor is an indicator used to depict on your display either the current position for user interaction, or the movements of your pointing device. In Windows 10, you can change the cursor's thickness, adjust the size and color for your pointer, or you can replace the currently used icons with completely different ones. Windows uses the ".ani" (animated cursor) and ".cur" (cursor) extensions when it comes to files used for mouse cursors. Built-in Windows 10 cursors are usually around 9-10KB in size each, while animated cursors can be as large as 500-600KB.

The default folder for these files is "C:WindowsCursors," and, if none of the available options are to your liking, and you decide to download a new mouse cursor scheme, the new scheme should be extracted it in its own subfolder under this default folder.

With custom mouse pointers and cursors, new mouse cursor schemes are way more entertaining than what Windows 10 has to offer, although you should keep in mind that animated cursors from downloaded cursor schemes can take up to four times more space (approximately 2MB).

How to change the mouse pointer scheme used by Windows 10

If you want to change the mouse pointer scheme and replace the current cursor icons displayed, enter "mouse" in your taskbar's search field. Then, click or tap on Mouse settings.

In the Related settings section, click or tap on "Additional mouse options."

The Mouse Properties window opens. Click or tap the Pointers tab, and you should see some familiar shapes in Windows Default scheme's list of cursors.

In the Scheme section, press the arrow to reveal a drop-down menu with all the pre-installed pointer schemes.

There are twelve system schemes in total. To see a preview of a scheme, select it from the menu, and you can see all its icons by scrolling in the Customize section.

You can also choose to "Enable pointer shadow" by checking the corresponding box under the Customize section.

Once you have found a scheme that you want to use, press on either Apply or OK.

How to create your own pointer scheme in Windows 10

If you can't find a scheme to your liking, you can mix and match the existing icons to create your own. First, go to the Pointers tab of the Mouse Properties window by following the instructions in the previous section of this tutorial. Then, in the Customize list, click or tap the entry you want to replace and press Browse.

This opens the "C:WindowsCursors" folder, which stores all the available icons. Scroll through the thumbnails until you find what you're looking for. Some thumbnails look similar, but clicking or tapping on them allows you to get a better look with the help of the Preview section in the lower-left corner. When you are happy with your choice, click or tap Open.

You can start from a scheme that is close to what you want to use and just replace whatever icons you don't like. If you change your mind, click or tap the Use Default button, followed by either OK or Apply, and the scheme resets to its original set of cursors, discarding all the changes you made.

Choosing even one custom mouse cursor to replace the default one from a scheme causes Windows to treat your changes as an entirely new scheme. To save this scheme for future use, click or tap the Save As button in the Scheme section, give your scheme a name, and then press OK.

TIP: Any custom scheme you create can be deleted by selecting it and pressing the Delete button from the Scheme section. System schemes can not be deleted.

How to change the pointer size and color in Windows 10

After choosing the perfect pointer icons, you might want to adjust their size and color. In the Cursor & pointer tab of the "Ease of Access" settings, Windows 10 offers both a vast array of colors and plenty of sizes to choose from.

To learn how to modify the size and color for your pointer, read: How to change the mouse pointer size and color in Windows 10.

How to change the thickness of the cursor used when typing in Windows 10

There is only one more cursor left to customize, and it gets a lot of attention, especially if you spend time writing on your Windows 10 computer or device: the blinking cursor used when typing. If you spend a substantial amount of time in the company of letters or numbers, as we do, you might appreciate the option to make this cursor more visible, by adjusting its thickness.

Open the Settings app by pressing the Windows + I keys on your keyboard. In Windows Settings, click or tap "Ease of Access."

From the tabs on the left, choose Cursor & pointer. There is only one option in the aptly named "Make the cursor easier to see when typing" section: "Change cursor thickness." Move the slider and watch the preview box to its left to make your decision.

NOTE: Windows 10 also offers other customization options when it comes to your mouse. Here is how to configure basic mouse settings, or use it to open files with a single click.

What does your mouse pointer look like?

The mouse pointer is one of the things you always see when you're using your Windows 10 computer or device, so you shouldn't neglect it. Customizing it according to your preferences can make you more productive, while offering you an enjoyable user experience. Before closing this tutorial, tell us which mouse pointers are you using and why did you decide to change them?

By Charlie Sorrel • 11:00 am, March 23, 2020

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So many ways to control an iPad.
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The new mouse and trackpad support coming in iPadOS 13.4 is just fantastic. And, in typical Apple fashion, it just works as soon as you connect a trackpad or mouse via Bluetooth or USB. But there are also plenty of options to customize how the mouse behaves, and even how the pointer looks.

You may already have checked the obvious options in the Settings app under General > Trackpad & Mouse. But several hidden iPad Pointer Control options offer even deeper customizations.

Mouse and trackpad support in iPadOS 13.4

Previously in iPadOS 13, you could hook up a mouse and adjust its options inside the Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch > Devices > Your mouse section. (Yes, Apple buried the settings deep.) Now, in addition to the Mouse & Trackpad section in the General settings, there's a section in Accessibility > Pointer Control. It looks like this:

Those options are still there, including the (excellent) ability to assign custom functions to all the buttons on a multibutton mouse. But in iPadOS 13.4, which should arrive Tuesday, you can take advantage of a bunch of excellent new everyday settings.

iPad Pointer Control settings in iPadOS 13.4

Let's run through those settings, from top to bottom.

Increase Contrast

This switch makes the mouse pointer circle darker. When your iPad is in Dark Mode, the pointer gets lighter.

Automatically Hide Pointer

This setting lets you set the timeout before the iPad pointer disappears. Unlike the Mac, where the mouse pointer is pretty much always visible, the iOS pointer only appears when you move the mouse. The default (and minimum) timeout is two seconds. The maximum is 15 seconds.

Pointer Color

Color lets you add a colored rim around the pointer, and change its color. This all takes place in a sub-window that looks like this:

As you can see, you can also set the thickness of that colored stroke.

Pointer Size

Pointer Size adjusts the size of the pointer, from the minimum (default) up to a fat circle that is impossible to miss on the screen.

Pointer Animations

Pointer Animations Are on by default. This is the feature that morphs the pointer to make it fit what you're doing at any given time. For instance, if you mouse over some text, it turns into an I-beam cursor. If you mouse over an on-screen button, the pointer disappears, and the button itself becomes highlighted. The same thing happens when you hover over an app icon on the iPad Home screen.

If you turn off this Pointer Animations setting, some of these animations remain, but the mouse pointer never disappears. It's a somewhat misleading name for the setting, I reckon, because the animations remain, albeit toned down somewhat, in some spots.

Scrolling Speed

This one changes the speed of the scrolling action when you use two fingers to scroll a list, a web page or whatever. Even at the fastest extreme, the feeling is still quite natural and controllable. The slow end, though, seems way too slow (at least for me).

Other iPad pointer options

As I mentioned above, there are yet more mouse options inside the iPad accessibility settings. There's also the main Mouse & Trackpad settings panel, which lets you adjust the mouse tracking speed, the scrolling direction, and tap-to-click settings (picture above). It seems a bit nuts that Apple didn't put all these settings in one place. The General and Pointer settings anyway. But now, at least you know where they all are hidden.

Roland Udvarlaki

• iPad,
• Mac,
• MacOS,
• macos Monterey

Apple has added a brand new way to control your devices seamlessly with a new feature called Universal Control. In the latest version of MacOS Monterey, you will be able to use your iPad, Mac and Macbook devices together by moving your cursor over from the laptop to the tablet.

Apple's new Universal Control is very similar to SideCar that was announced back in 2019 in MacOS Catalina. It allows you to use the same keyboard and mouse to control your Mac, iPad and other devices at the same time.

The feature should work right away without requiring any user input or any setup – based on the keynote. In the demo, Craig Federighi showed off the new feature using an iMac, Macbook and the iPad, all placed next to each other in close distance. When the mouse was moved towards the direction of the iPad, it picked up on it right away and detected the input. It works seamlessly and the feature also supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts and everything that you are already familiar with on laptops – it even supports drag-and-drop.

I am personally very excited about this feature and can't wait to see it on my Apple devices. If the latency and connection works as seamlessly as it was showcased in the keynote, I can see this feature being one of the most useful one for creative people like artists, students, journalists and everyone who can take advantage of a secondary display on-the-go, or at home.

It remains to be seen what devices it will support and be compatible with. Apple also hasn't shared how the feature is going to work. Are you excited about this feature? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.

Roland Udvarlaki

Roland is a technology enthusiast and software engineer based in United Kingdom. He is also a content creator and writer, and is best known under the name "Techusiast".

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