If you want to watch videos while you work then you can reducethemtoa smallwindow
on your desktop, so you don’t need to keep a Safari windowopen.Using Picture-in-Picture
PiPcontrols
Theplaybackcontrols
displayedin thePiP
windowareminimal,
consistingof Play/Pause,
closeanda buttonto
returnthemovieto its
originalpositionin the
webpage.Resize window
You can resize the PiP viewing
window by having your cursor
over a corner (so that it changes
to a two-way arrow icon) and then
clicking, holding and dragging.Web page
A message will be displayed in the
vacant movie space on the web
page. If you want to go forwards or
back then you will still need to do
this here, not in the PiP window.Viewingportal
WhenyouinitiatePiPmode,the
videowillstartplayingin a reduced
windowin thecornerof thescreen.
Youcandragit to snapto any
corner,orholdCmdanddragit to
freelypositionit.Other options
As well as enabling/disabling PiP,
right-clicking on the sound icon in
the Search/URL bar also provides
other options, such as tab muting
and auto-play options.The method of accessing Picture-in-Picture has changed inmacOSCatalinaandis nowaneasier
and more straightforward process. Here’s how it is done.Access PiP mode
1
Navigate to page
Find a web page with a video to watch,
click on the Play button to start viewing and
then turn your attention to the speaker icon
to the right of the Search/URL bar.2
Accesstheoption
Right-clickorholdCtrlandclickonthe
speaker iconanda smallmenuof optionswill
appear. Selectthe‘EnterPicturein Picture’
option and thevideowillrelocate.3
Dragand drop
ThePiPwindowcanbedraggedto
anycornerof thescreenandwillsnapinto
position.Alternatively,holdCmdandyoucan
dragandpositionit whereyouwant.You can also enter PiP mode the old way by Ctrl+clicking on the video, then
Ctrl+clicking again before selecting ‘Enter Picture in Picture’.