Want to use the screen space on your Mac
to its fullest potential?
Split View lets you view two apps full screen,
side by side.
Here's how in macOS Monterey.
We'll show you how to enter Split View,
and then how to use and exit it.
Let's take a look at two ways to enter Split View.
One way to enter Split View
is to hold the pointer over the green full-screen button
in the upper-left corner of an app window.
You'll see options to enter Full Screen
and tile the window to the left or right.
You may see additional options if you have an external display
or a device connected to your Mac.
Select which side of the screen you want the window on.
The other half of your screen will then display
other open app windows that support Split View.
Now, select the app window you want to use side by side.
We'll go with Photos!
There we go.
If you're in an app full screen,
you can also enter Split View by swiping up with four fingers
on your trackpad to view Mission Control.
Then drag another app onto the thumbnail
of the full-screen app.
To use the space in Split View,
click it.
Now that you know how to enter Split View,
let's take a look at how to use and exit it.
To move an app to the other side of the screen,
move your pointer to the top edge of the screen
and drag the toolbar.
If you want one app to take up more of the space,
you can drag the vertical line between the windows.
Now you can work in both apps and drag items between them.
Let's move this photo over.
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Perfect!
If you want to use a different app in Split View,
hold the pointer over the green full-screen button
in the upper-left corner of the app you want to switch
and select Replace Tiled Window.
Your screen will display other open app windows
that support Split View.
Let's choose Notes.
That was easy!
You can swipe with three fingers to the left or right
on your trackpad to view another app
or the desktop while in Split View.
If you've changed your accessibility settings
to enable drag lock,
you'll do this with four fingers instead of three.
To exit Split View, swipe up with four fingers
to open Mission Control.
Then you can hold the pointer over a space
until the gray expand arrow appears
and click it to close it.
Or you can hold down Option
and then click the gray expand arrow to close a space
and return to your desktop.
And that's Split View.
Now you can maximize your screen's potential.
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