How to Split Screen on MacBook Air

Enter Split View Hold your pointer over the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window. Or click and hold the button. Choose ”Tile Window to Left of Screen” or ”Tile Window to Right of Screen” from the menu. ... Then click a window on the other side of the screen to begin using both windows side by side.
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If you’re someone who likes to work on multiple applications at once, you’ll love the split-screen feature on MacBooks. It allows you to work on two applications simultaneously and makes multitasking easy.

In this article, we’ll show you how to split the screen on a MacBook Air. It’s a straightforward process that can be done in just a few steps.

To begin, let’s say you want to open Safari and Chrome side by side. Open Safari first and then click on the green button located on the top left of the window. Normally, clicking on it will take you to full-screen mode, but this time, hold down on it and you’ll get options to put the window on the left or right side of the screen. Choose the left side.

Next, open Chrome and move the window to the right side of the screen. You can either drag it using your mouse or use the bar in the middle to adjust the size of both windows.

If you use a trackpad, you can swipe with four fingers to switch between windows. Swipe up, and you’ll see all open windows. Swipe left or right to move between them.

To exit split-screen mode, click on the green button again and choose “Exit Full Screen.” Alternatively, you can use four fingers to swipe right and go back to the desktop.

Split-screen mode on MacBook Air is a convenient way to work on multiple applications at once. With just a few simple steps, you can be on your way to being more efficient and productive.

FAQ

What is the shortcut for split screen on Mac?
Start by using control + command + F to enter full-screen mode. From there you can hit F3 to pull up Mission Control and drag another app onto the app you currently have in full screen. Click back into the newly tiled apps and you'll be in Split View.
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Why won t my macbook air split screen?
Enable 'Displays have separate Spaces' Click the Apple logo at the top left and choose System Preferences. Click Mission Control. Make sure “Displays have separate Spaces” is selected.
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How do you split screen?
Open Recent Apps. ... Tap the app icon for the first app. ... Tap Split Screen. ... Tap the second app.The apps will open in split screen mode. ... To adjust app size, press and hold the divider line.Drag up or down.Release the divider line when each app is the desired size.More items...•
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