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Essential

iPad apps

With Pages, Numbers

and Keynote it’s easy

to create neat documents on

the touchscreen. Advanced

features are limited. Office

files can be imported, but

you’ll need Microsoft apps

for sharing with Office users.

Office Online (office.

com) lets you open

docs in a Safari window, with

limited editing. Installing

Word, Excel and PowerPoint

for iPadOS gives you

desktop–like tools unlocked

for Office 365 subscribers.

iPadOS Mail can handle

Outlook, Gmail and

more as well as iCloud: go to

Settings > Passwords &

Accounts > Add Account. But

if you’re not a fan, Spark is a

great alternative, with strong

integration, team tools, and

smart message prioritization.

Apple’s Calendar app

makes syncing multiple

calendars simple, but if you

want something more or

different, Fantastical is our

favorite, with an attractive

interface, neat navigation,

and integration with

Reminders and Shortcuts.

HOW TO Multitask in iPadOS

3

Split view

Alternatively, when dragging an app

icon off the Dock, drag it all the way to the

left or right of the screen. The main app shifts

over, leaving a blank space; drop the icon into

this to split the screen into halves.

5

Three’s a crowd

In Split View, drag a third app icon onto

either side to swap it in. To open it as a Slide

Over, drag it onto the divider. Drag another

app onto the Slide Over and you can flip

between them by sliding the bottom bar.

4

Tweak the split

You can drag the divider to give an app

more space, or drag it to the edge to hide it.

Note that not all apps support Slide Over

or Split View. A few, like Safari, support in–

app Split View: see bit.ly/mfssis.

6

Drag and drop

You can drag and drop items between

apps, like selected text from Safari into

a Note, or a pic from Photos into an email.

Touch, hold and drag the item, using your

other hand to switch apps if necessary.

1

Show the Dock

The Dock appears on the Home screen. To

unhide it while in an app, slide your finger up

gently from the bottom of the screen, then

let go. Pinned apps appear on the left, other

apps currently in use on the right.

2

Slide Over

In an app, slide up the Dock, hold

a second app’s icon, drag it off and let go. It

forms a Slide Over at the left or right. Drag its

top or side to swap sides, or off the edge;

swipe in from that edge to restore it.

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