MacBooks are a productivity powerhouse for their users with tons of features that allow multitasking. But it also includes basic functionality like split-screen.
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MacBook Split Screen: 'Split View'
Like Microsoft Windows, macOS also allows its users to fill up their screens with two apps side by side, sans the need to resize them manually, as per a news story by Business Insider.
Apple dubs its own split-screen feature as "Split View," giving macOS users the option to work with two separate windows without the clutter of other apps.
Opening two windows side-by-side has been a go-to option not only for power users but even those who are simply browsing the web while doing something else.
There are endless possibilities for opening two windows side by side, including reading a document while composing an email on the other side.
Some may use the "Split View" option to search the web while writing a document at the same time.
Essentially, the split-screen option helps users to efficiently boost their productivity even in as simply as opening two windows side by side.
Apple Split View: How it Works
The Split View function of Apple on macOS is available for Mac users that have macOS Catalina or later versions installed on their machines.
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The Mac feature lets users have two windows opened side by side, hiding all of the other apps that might be opened in the background as well.
On top of that, Split View also gives an option to resize the two windows by dragging the edges where the two windows meet. It could be useful when one window should be bigger than the other to see all of its contents like spreadsheets.
Having windows opened side by side forces its users to focus exclusively on two apps.
How to Split Screen on macOS Using Split View
Without any further ado, here's how to use Split View on macOS, according to the support page of Apple.
- Open the two windows that you want to put on Split View.
- Then, once they are open, hover your cursor or mouse pointer to the green button found on the top left corner of the window.
- A pop-up should appear with options like "Tile Window to Left of Screen."
- From there, choose between "Tile Windows to the Right of Screen" or "Tile Window to Left of Screen," whichever you prefer.
- After which, select the other window that you want to put on the other side of the split-screen.
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Written by Teejay Boris
