• Ipad Air 2 As A Monitor
• Use Ipad Air 2 As Second Monitor

Air Display hasn't been updated in 11 months, yet it was once topped many a rundown of best iOS apps and remains a strong option if you need a second screen. Specifically, it's for when you want to use your iPad as a second monitor on your Mac. You buy this app and then you one, Air Display. The two talk to each other and work in sync. You can directly plug an iPad running Air Display into your Mac, like with Duet Display, but Air Display's key feature is that you don't have to.

Just using a wifi connection is enough. So perhaps you only use your iPad when you're traveling. Save it being a wasted device during the working day by making it a second screen on your Mac. Drag your email over to it, move your Photoshop tool pallets there. Or if you need to show someone how to do something on your Mac, hand them the iPad while you work. You can have Air Display mirror exactly what's on your Mac's screen. So, AirDisplay is, in fact, a useful and clever app.

Ipad Air 2 As A Monitor

It predates and is limited to a wired connection. In our use of both apps, it feels as if Duet Display's makers have a greater knowledge of the Mac hardware.

Mac users should head to System Preferences > Displays. You should see two squares–one representing your main computer monitor, and the other representing your iPad. Click and drag the iPad’s square up, down, or to the sides, to position it as it’s positioned in real life. Luckily, with some ingenious software, you can use your older iPads (2nd, 3rd, or 4th generation), iPad Airs (1 & 2), or iPad Pros as a second screen or second monitor to your Mac or Windows PC. This basically involves installing an app on your iPad and on your computer and then connecting the two directly using either a lightning cable or 30. ProfHacker reviews two similar apps that can convert your iPad into a second monitor — Air Display ($9.99) and DisplayPad ($2.99). I opted to splurge on Air Display since it can work with both OSX and Windows (I run Bootcamp on my MacBook).

Insert degree symbol in word. As seen in the screenshot above (based on OS X Yosemite 10.10.2), you have a choice of three degree symbol options: one each for degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, and a plain degree symbol.

Use Ipad Air 2 As Second Monitor

Air Display's big advantage is this wireless ability, and it mostly works well. Once you've set it up the first time and it's running away, your iPad does indeed act as a second screen to your Mac. It's an extension of your desktop or it's a mirror of it: the choice is yours.

Move your Mac cursor to the side of your main screen and it appears on the iPad. You can use that Mac cursor and your mouse or trackpad exactly as you would on your main screen. Alternatively, though, you can tap and swipe on the iPad display as ever. Apps on that screen respond to your touch. In action, it's a little jerky.