Universal Controlextends your shiner , trackpad , trackball , keyboard , and other input devices across multiple Macs and iPads that you have sign in to the same iCloud account . Put your machine near each other , and you could seamlessly mouse from one screenland to another and use your Mac to manage input on an iPad or another Mac . partake in a keyboard or mouse with more than one Mac .
But you might bunk into a confusing scenario if you forget that you have Universal Control on and your gadget are n’t that close together . Recently , both I and a fellow had the same mystery story : our cursor kept leaving our screen . What unusual journeying was it on ? It turned out that it had visited another Mac we had fighting in a different part of the home .
This situation only materialize occasionally because it require multiple shape are contact :
In both my and my Quaker ’s vitrine , our Macs weredozensof feet apart — mine was an entire floor away — yet Universal Control still study them penny-pinching enough . And both of us also typically have our Macs enable their ignition lock screen or eternal sleep when not in use for a sensible period . We happened to hit a windowpane in which the two Macs were unlockedanddecided they were close enough to merchandise inputs .
you could prevent this scenario from happening if it becomes a bother to you by choosing > Sleepor > Lock Screenfrom the Mac you do n’t want to be using .
you’re able to also deactivate the dress inSystem Preferences > Displaysin Universal Control note above , “ advertise through … , ” and the one below it , “ mechanically reconnect to any nearby Mac or iPad , ” to prevent automatic connections . Then , to connect to a nearby Mac ( or iPad ) , clickAdd Displayin the Displays preference pane and choose the other gimmick under theLink Keyboard and Mousesection .
This Mac 911 article is in response to a question put forward by Macworld lector Jeff .
For more assistance withUniversal Controlread : Universal Control and Sidecar : Do they run on your Mac and iPad?andHow to partake in a mouse and keyboard between Macs and iPads .
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