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Master Split View in macOS

Work with two apps at the same time by slicing your Mac’s screen in two

REQUIRES macOS 13 or later

YOU WILL LEARN How to work across two apps by having both displayed on screen

IT WILL TAKE 3 minutes

GENIUS TIP

Can’t get Split View to work? Then go to Apple menu > System Settings > Desktop & Dock and activate “Displays have separate Spaces”.

Image rights: Apple Inc, Microsoft.

WHEN YOU’RE WORKING on your Mac, you can find that your desktop becomes cluttered with numerous windows, making it more difficult to focus on the task at hand. Many users will spend time resizing and moving those windows or making an app fill the screen. But there’s thankfully another, more efficient way to manage your workflow: Split View.

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