HOW TO Customise the Touch Bar’s contents

1 Get started with Duet

Install Duet Display on your Mac and iPad and open both versions. It should detect your iPad automatically. To show the Touch Bar on your iPad, click Duet’s menu bar icon, put the pointer over your iPad’s name and click Touchbar Enabled.

2 Set what the bar shows

Go to System Preferences’ Keyboard pane and stay on its Keyboard tab. Click the ‘Touch Bar shows’ pop-up menu: the bar can show contextual app controls and a compact Control Strip, only app controls, or the expanded Control Strip.

3 Set alternate contents

Holding ƒ usually shows numbered function keys in the Touch Bar. If you’ve no use for these, use the ‘Press Fn key to’ pop-up to set this to show the expanded Control Strip or App Controls; what’s offered depends on your choice in step 1.

4 Customise Control Strip

At the bottom right of the Keyboard tab, click Customize Control Strip to see items you can add, including some that aren’t used by default; those shown differ based on whether the strip is currently in its compact or expanded form.

5 Alter its expanded form

Drag a control from the selection shown on the main display and move it over the bottom edge so it appears with a blue highlight on the Touch Bar, then drag left or right till it’s in the position where you want it, then let go.

6 Rearrange items

To rearrange Touch Bar items, move the pointer over the bottom edge of the main display (this time without dragging anything). One bar item (or group) is highlighted: move left or right to choose the one to move, then drag it left or right.