Connecting your iPad to a projector - how to do it

There are now numerous apps for the iPad that you can use to create presentations. In order to be able to present them afterwards, it may be necessary to connect the iPad to a projector. To make this possible, it is especially important to pay attention to the different connections of the devices.

connecting iPad to projector - this is how easy it works

Not only if you have already given up your laptop in favor of an iPad, it is handy to be able to connect your iPad to a projector. That way, the iPad is still much easier to take along than a laptop. Important for the choice of adapter is which port your iPad has and which one the beamer has. You will also need the appropriate cables and adapters.

Connecting your iPad to the beamer

1. Check which port your iPad has. The older models have a wider, 30-pin connector. Since the fourth-generation iPad and the iPad Air, mini and Pro, a Lightning connector has been installed. There are no longer adapters from Apple for the old models, accordingly, you must in the case additionally buy a suitable adapter.
2. Now you need to find out what port your beamer has. Probably it is an HDMI or a VGA port.
3. You can purchase a VGA-to-Lightning cable in Apple's online store.
4. Now simply connect your iPad via the adapter to your beamer. Nun wird Ihr Display auf den Beamer dupliziert.

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