Open Mission Control
You can choose to focus on just one app at a time, by viewing it in Full Screen mode. Or you can have two apps or documents open in Split Screen mode, with each taking up half the screen. Aug 09, 2011 Split Screen supports about 90% of apps (some apps are not designed to be resized) and we are adding support to new apps all the time. NOTE: This app does not support Dual monitors. For Dual Monitor support, please visit SplitScreenApp.com and get Split Screen Ultimate. Apr 17, 2020 Drag apps together in Mission Control. Hover your mouse at the bottom of the screen to reveal the Dock. Click the app you want to use. Press Cmd + Tab to cycle through your open apps. When you release Cmd your Mac changes to that app. Open Mission Control to see every Space at the top of the screen. Split Screen is a feature by which you can present two different programs at the same time. This will also minimize the distractions caused by toggling between these two if opened into full screen. Though all apps won’t work with this setting, you will still find most of your work-related apps are running flawlessly.
- Swipe up with three or four fingers on your trackpad, or double-tap the surface of your Magic Mouse with two fingers.
- Open the Mission Control app, which is in your Applications folder.
- Press the Mission Control key on your Apple keyboard or Touch Bar.
Add spaces and switch between them
Mac launch app from terminal with environment variables. The Spaces bar at the top of the Mission Control window contains thumbnails of each desktop space and each window that is in full screen or Split View.
To add a space, move your pointer to the Spaces bar, then click the add button on the right:
When you have multiple spaces, you can switch between them by clicking the thumbnails the top of the Mission Control window. Or use these methods, which work even when you're not in Mission Control:
- Swipe left or right with three or four fingers on your trackpad, or swipe left or right with two fingers on your Magic Mouse.
- Press Control–Right Arrow or Control–Left Arrow on your keyboard.
Move windows to spaces
Split Screen Mac Laptop
When you have more than one space, you can move windows to and from each space. Just drag the window onto the other space's thumbnail in the Spaces bar.
If you drag a window onto an empty area of the Spaces bar, that window opens in full screen in its own new space:
If you drag a window onto the thumbnail of a full-screen app, that window joins the other window in Split View:
Split Screen Two Apps Mac Store
Move or remove spaces
To move a space, drag its thumbnail to the left or right of another space in the Spaces bar.
To remove a space, press and hold the Option key, then click or next to the space's thumbnail in the Spaces bar. Any windows in that space then automatically move to your first desktop space.