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Display an App in Slide Over<\/b><\/h3>\n
Say you\u2019re having a sporadic conversation in Messages while browsing the Web in Safari. You don\u2019t need to see both apps all the time, but you also don\u2019t want to have to switch back and forth. With Slide Over, you can put Messages in a panel that floats over Safari and then hide and show it.<\/p>\n
The easiest way to put an app in a Slide Over panel is to use the Dock, so this technique works if the app\u2019s icon is already on the Dock. For instance, while you\u2019re in Safari, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to display the Dock. Then touch and hold the Messages app\u2019s icon until it dims slightly. Keeping your finger down, drag the icon over Safari until it becomes a vertical lozenge. Lift your finger, and Messages appears in Slide Over.<\/p>\n
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If the app you want to put in Slide Over isn\u2019t on your Dock, you can use a two-handed procedure to get it from another location and drop it onto another app. For instance, you can start dragging an app icon from any place where app icons appear, including the Home screen or Siri search screen. Once you\u2019ve started dragging it, use your other hand to switch to the other app (perhaps via the Dock or pressing Command-Tab on an external keyboard) and then drop it over the other app. Don\u2019t worry if you find this approach confusing at first\u2014it takes some time to become accustomed to two-handed usage.<\/p>\n
Once an app is in Slide Over on the right side of the screen, you can swipe right on its left edge to hide it, or swipe left on its right edge to move it to the other side of the screen.<\/p>\n
Put an App in Split View<\/b><\/h3>\n
Displaying two apps side-by-side in Split View is almost the same action as Slide Over. The only difference is that, instead of dropping the app lozenge on top of the current app, you drag it to the far left or right of the screen, and drop it once the screen shows a 90\/10 split\u2014after you drop, the split changes to 70\/30.<\/p>\n
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Drag the handle between the apps to switch to a 50\/50 split or a 30\/70 split; if you drag the handle all the way to one side of the screen, the app that\u2019s shrinking in size disappears entirely. One of the two apps in Split View will have a handle on its top as well, and dragging it down slightly converts that app into a Slide Over panel. (You can also drag a Slide Over panel\u2019s handle down slightly to switch to Split View.)<\/p>\n
Take a few minutes and try putting apps in Slide Over and Split View in different ways, since some of the actions require practice before they feel natural. Finally, if combining two particular apps doesn\u2019t seem to work, don\u2019t fret. Apps must specifically support both Slide Over and Split View, and not all do.<\/p>\n
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Twitter:<\/b> Read this article to learn how to use multiple apps at the same time on an iPad running iOS 11.<\/p>\n
Facebook:<\/b> Want to run multiple apps at the same time on your iPad? Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n
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