{"id":1590,"date":"2022-01-10T13:16:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T18:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2022-01-10T13:16:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T18:16:41","slug":"using-split-screen-on-windows-macs-ipads-and-chromebooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1590","title":{"rendered":"Using Split Screen on Windows, Macs, iPads [and Chromebooks]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">How to use keyboard shortcuts to make a split screen on macOS, iPadOS, Windows and Chrome OS. Lots of tasks would be easier if you had both apps on your screen side-by-side. For example, you can copy text from a website, then paste it into your Notability document or an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link below to see the original article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techrepublic.com\/a\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/01\/06\/445ba403-6138-40ed-a55d-a51ca434cd03\/resize\/770x\/8fbed54909666e72f15aba40f04f32fd\/hero-split-screen.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Words: Split Screen, centered above two white rectangles, with word &quot;App 1&quot; in center of left rectangle and &quot;App 2&quot; in center of right rectangle.\"\/><figcaption>Illustration: Andy Wolber \/ TechRepublic.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Windows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press <strong>Windows <\/strong> and either the <strong>left arrow <\/strong> or <strong>right arrow<\/strong> to move your app between different parts of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then hit Windows-Tab to switch to the other app. Use the above keys to move the 2nd app into the position you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>it is MUCH faster than dragging windows around with the mouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">iPadOS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a keyboard designed for use with an iPad, press <strong>Globe key<\/strong> plus <strong>ctrl <\/strong> plus either the <strong>left arrow<\/strong> or the <strong>right arrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then switch the second app with a tap or the App Library. Once selected , the apps will be onscreen next to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the three-dots-menu for even more option. {<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT207582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for more information about that.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>ANOTHER IDEA<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a REALLY LONG document, open the same document up in two windows. That way each side can be set to view different parts of the document &#8211; that might be real handy when reading or writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">MacOS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way, according to the article, is to use a 3rd party app called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/magnet\/id441258766\" target=\"_blank\">Magnet<\/a>. There is a manual way to do the same thing, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">ChromeOS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>alt + [ moves a window to the left (<em>and, if pressed again, around the center of the screen<\/em>), while \u00a0alt + ] moves a window to the right (<em>and, if pressed again, around the center of the screen<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-to-make-a-split-screen-on-macos-ipados-windows-and-chrome-os\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/how-to-use-keyboard-shortcuts-to-make-a-split-screen-on-macos-ipados-windows-and-chrome-os\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to use keyboard shortcuts to make a split screen on macOS, iPadOS, Windows and Chrome OS. Lots of tasks would be easier if you had both apps on your screen side-by-side. For example, you can copy text from a website, then paste it into your Notability document or an email. Click the link below &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1590\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Using Split Screen on Windows, Macs, iPads [and Chromebooks]<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[111],"tags":[74,185,478,20,568,567,566,569],"class_list":["post-1590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-make-tech-easier","tag-apps","tag-chrome","tag-easier","tag-ipad","tag-macs","tag-side-by-side","tag-split-screen","tag-windwos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42ogX-pE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1267,"url":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1267","url_meta":{"origin":1590,"position":0},"title":"iPad Tips and Tricks","author":"Tom Rule","date":"01\/27\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Gestures, Split View, and More make the iPad even more useful. 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