How do I make my wireless trackpad discoverable?

Hello Shari BSW,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
You can take a look at the Quick Start Guide:
Magic Trackpad Quick Start Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1544/en_US/Magic_Trackpad_UG.pdf
Pg 4 has instructions for pairing and removing a paring. When the Magic Trackpad is not pared with a computer, turning it on puts it into discovery mode automatically (pg 3).
Regards,
Jeff D.

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