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3 Useful Mac Features You Should Be Using

Jul 18, 2023 - 4 Comments
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MacOS is loaded with features, and while some of them are obvious (like the Dock), there are a ton of other features on the Mac that may not be widely used by all Mac users. With that in mind, we’re going to discuss three super useful Mac features that all MacOS users should be using, … Read More

How to Split Screen on Mac

Aug 18, 2022 - 8 Comments
Choosing the other window or app for Split Screen on Mac

Using Split Screen on a Mac is easier than ever before in the latest versions of MacOS, including macOS Monterey, Big Sur, and Catalina. You can nearly instantaneously split screen two different apps, or two windows from the same app. Perhaps you want two browser windows to be side-by-side, or a browser window split screened … Read More

Center a Notes Window in Split View on iPad

May 26, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Centered Note in Split Screen View on iPad

If you regularly use split screen mode on iPad to view two apps side-by-side, and one of those apps is Notes, you may appreciate this little trick that allows you to center a Notes window, hovered above the split view. To use this trick, you must have the Notes app open as one of the … Read More

How to Get a Split Terminal on Mac

Feb 9, 2022 - 1 Comment
Get Split Screen Terminal windows on Mac

Want a vertically split set of Terminals on the Mac, so that you can have two concurrent terminals running side by side for executing their own commands? Of course you do, this is a staple feature of many terminal apps for linux and unix command lines, so having this feature on the Mac is a … Read More

How to Use Tile Window Multitasking in macOS Monterey, Big Sur, & Catalina

May 8, 2020 - 8 Comments
macOS Catalina split screen

macOS introduced a handy way to tile windows for multitasking, improving upon the split screen multitasking features that were available in previous MacOS releases. These new simple tiling window multitasking options are available from any window, and now you can easily choose to tile a window to the left or right side of the screen, … Read More

How to Split Screen on iPad to Run Two Apps Side-by-Side

Mar 10, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Split Screen apps on iPad

All modern iPad models have the ability to use Split Screen mode, allowing you to have two apps open at once, side-by-side. Using Split Screen on iPad is fairly easy once you learn how it works, but it’s also not necessarily discoverable or intuitive, so if you haven’t learned how to use the multitasking feature … Read More

How to See Two Pages of a Pages Document Open Side-by-Side on iPad

Jan 17, 2019 - 1 Comment
Two Pages side by side in Pages app for iPad

If you want to see multiple pages of a Pages app document open at the same time on iPad, you can use the “Two Pages” view to place a multipage document into a side-by-side view, sort of like a split screen mode but for viewing the same document. This allows you to see two pages … Read More

How to Disable Split Screen View on iPad

Sep 4, 2018 - 4 Comments
How to disable Split Screen on iPad

Split View on iPad allows two apps to run side-by-side in a split screen on the iPad display when it’s placed into horizontal landscape orientation. Split View can be a great feature for multi-tasking and some iPad power users really enjoy it, but for some others it can be confusing, or perhaps they find themselves … Read More

How to Turn Off Split Screen in Safari for iPad? Exiting Safari Split Screen in iPadOS

Aug 18, 2018 - 40 Comments
How to turn off Safari Split Screen on iPad and exit out of Safari Split View in iOS

Safari for iPad offers a nice Split Screen View feature that allows you to view and read two websites side-by-side in the Safari browser, visible when the iPad is oriented in horizontal landscape mode. While entering into Safari Split Screen view on iPad is pretty easy, many users find that exiting and closing Split Screen … Read More

How to Use Safari Split View on iPad for Side-by-Side Web Browsing

Dec 7, 2016 - 12 Comments
iPad Safari split view

You can view Safari tabs side-by-side on the iPad, allowing you to view two webpages at the same time on the same screen. This is a great power user feature and is similar to the general Split View ability for iPad which allows you to view two apps alongside one another, except it’s specific to … Read More

How to Use Slide Over Multitasking on iPad with iOS 10

Jan 29, 2016 - 14 Comments
Slide Over multitasking on iPad

iOS for iPad has dramatically improved multitasking with Spit View dual-pane apps and its counterpart, Slide Over. The Slide Over feature lets you quickly reference, use, and access secondary apps on the iPad without having to enter into full fledged split screen app mode, and without having to switch apps. This feature is great for … Read More

How to Use Split View Multitasking on iPad with iOS 10 & iOS 9

Dec 4, 2015 - 16 Comments
Swipe left to right to enter Split View on iPad

The latest versions of iOS for iPad include a great multitasking feature called Split View, which, much as it sounds, allows users to split the screen on the iPad between two active apps side-by-side. iPad and iPad Pro users can adjust the size of each app panel or have them take up an equal amount … Read More

Fix for Split View Not Working in Mac OS X

Oct 8, 2015 - 17 Comments
Split View in OS X

Some Mac users who have been trying to use Split View in Mac OS X have discovered the feature isn’t working for them, and they are not able to place two full screen apps side-by-side into Split View. The inability to use Split View is typically because the user has upgraded Mac OS X from … Read More

How to Use Split View in Full Screen with Mac OS

Oct 1, 2015 - 35 Comments
Click and hold the green button

Split View is a new feature in Mac OS X which allows you to take two apps into full screen together, placing them split side-by-side. For example, you could take a Safari window into full screen mode and then split the fullscreen with another app, like Pages. Split View sizes the windows automatically for any … Read More

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