Using a Stylus Pen on a Computer Trackpad

5th/6th Tip: Sarah Burton

As a part of our technology program, I will be sending you tech tips every Tuesday. They will range in complexity and purpose, but I promise to only send you ideas that I think are worth your time. This week’s tip comes from the blog The Techie Teacher and involves using an iPad stylus on your computer trackpad. I played around with it last night and found that it was very helpful when it comes to drawing or writing a signature on the computer.

http://www.thetechieteacher.net/2017/08/using-stylus-pen-on-computer-trackpad.html

Using a Stylus Pen on a Computer Trackpad

A few weeks ago I learned that stylus pens also work on computer trackpads. How did I not know this? As soon as I made this discovery, I grabbed my 99 cent iPad stylus pen, opened Google Autodraw and tested it out on both my MacBook and Chromebook. It worked like a charm!

I posted the image on the left to both my Instagram and Facebook accounts. To my surprise I found out that many people didn't know this random tip either! Honestly, I thought it was just something I overlooked in the overwhelming tech world 😋

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