using Microsoft Arc Mouse surface edition on MacBook Air 2015 I have an ARC mouse (surface edition) which i'd like to pair with my macbook air. I'm running el capitan (os X 10.11.1).

from system preferences/mouse I can't even see the mouse. Is there anything else to try?

as far as I understand, my macbook air is bluetooth 4.0 LE compatible. Not sure whether it's bluetooth smart ready though, which the mouse seems to be.
Found a solution.


Open system settings/bluetooth.
switch bluetooth off and back on again, this way it will start scanning for new bluetooth devices
click and hold (for 5 seconds) the button on the mouse to start the pairing process. The led lights on the mouse will flash red and green
After a few seconds the mouse appears on screen, and next to it a big "PAIR" button. 
Click it! :)