iPad tips and tricks
Multitasking for greater productivity
You can get a lot more done if you master these important iPad features
Multitasking is, in a nutshell, doing more than one thing at once. On your iPad, there are several ways you can multitask. The most obvious is Split View, whereby you divide the screen, with one application on one side and another on the other. You can then drag content between them, quickly and easily. You can even open the same application twice if you choose.
To open a second app in Split View, drag up from the foot of the screen to open the Dock, and either drag a second application out of the Dock onto the left or right side of the screen, or tap the App Library, and drag an app to the left or right. You can drag the line dividing the two apps to resize them. You’ll need an iPad Pro, 5th gen iPad or later, iPad Air 2 or later or iPad mini 4 or later.
Alternatively, Slide Over lets you open a second application in a smaller floating window, which is by default on the right side of the screen but can be moved to the left. You can have multiple apps open in Slide Over mode; to switch between them, drag the line at the foot of the Slide Over window upwards and hold it until the apps appear as thumbnails. Then tap the one you want. Slide Over requires an iPad Pro, 5th gen iPad or later, iPad Air or later or iPad mini 2 or later.