Questions & Answers for Magic Trackpad

The official answer is no.


There are ways to make it work, but they all void your warranty.

• Answered by Benjamin F from Boylston
• Apr 26, 2011
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No, the Magic Trackpad is currently only a pointing device.

• Answered by Sean M from Golden
• Dec 11, 2010
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No, iPhone does not support a pointing devices, therefore no mice or trackpads.

• Answered by A Michael G from Red Lion
• Aug 5, 2010
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No, it doesn't heat up or become warm with use. Mine stays cool to the touch the whole day.

• Answered by Albert U from Loma Linda
• Jan 3, 2011
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You just tap with two fingers. Spend a couple minutes looking through your system preferences and playing with different options and you’ll get a whole lot more out of your mac.

• Answered by David N from Anchorage
• Jul 29, 2010
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-Mount a 5.140" x 4.5" x 5/8" block of wood flat on the wall horizontally
-embed two or three small powerful magnets about 1/2" from the top edge of the block of wood, evenly spaced, facing outward
-glue 5" x 1/8" x 5/8" strips of wood to the left and right sides of the block of wood so you get two 1/2" tall horns to keep the Trackpad from sliding horizontally
-glue a 1" x 4 7/8" x 1/16" piece of steel to the back of the Magic Trackpad horizontally right next to the battery compartment

To use it:
-place the Magic Trackpad so the battery compartment hangs over the top edge of the block of wood (the magnets will hold in place)

• Answered by Chris S from San Jose
• May 19, 2011
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I have been using a trackpad (MacPro 1,1 with a plug-in bluetooth) for a few months. It is very fun to slip along like a hummingbird when moving from place to place, yes, smooth as silk, for sure: at first, it was so smooth it sometimes picked up the odd folder and dropped it somewhere along its path without my even noticing! You develop a light touch.

My complaint is that it's not often possible to select a section of text and drag and drop it – at all, let alone where you want it (you can cut and paste).
There is no easy right-click, but you can work around that, too.

The fun aspect is definitely addicting, and I haven't seriously considered going back to my trackball. But I do use a Wacom pad for Photoshop and such where detail is required. I hope this is helpful.

• Answered by Laurel R from Tomales
• Dec 5, 2011
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Yes. This works the same as the MacBook Pro's trackpad, so the same types of character input are possible through the Magic Trackpad. This works through OS X, but you need to enable a preference in System Preference, just as you would for the MacBook Pro's trackpad.

• Answered by Abhimat G from Barrington
• Jul 27, 2010
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I use the trackpad on my MBP with Logic Pro (I use 8, but assume 9 should be the same)

It does work with it. I use both the mouse and the track pad depending on what I am using.

I believe the only issue you will have is right clicking will require a holding down of a keyboard button while clicking, or to reach over and grab the mouse at that point. But it's been answered several times already that using all 3 works perfectly.

I intend to get one to use in addition to my mouse. I like using the trackpad better while browsing, then in logic though, it is useable, maybe just a personal preference.

• Answered by James B from Fort Worth
• Aug 9, 2010
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Yes, it does work.

• Answered by Randy A from Dartmouth
• Feb 24, 2011
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