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Customize your workspace

You can use iPad multitasking features to work with multiple apps at the same time, and quickly switch between them. On supported iPad models, you can also use Stage Manager to resize, overlap, and group the app windows on your screen.

The App Switcher showing multiple recently used apps.

Switch between apps on iPad

When you’re working in one app, you can open another app without going back to the Home Screen by using the Dock. From your current app, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen just far enough to reveal the Dock at the bottom of the screen, then tap the app you want to use.

To quickly switch between the apps you have open, swipe left or right along the bottom edge of the screen.

The Keynote app is open on the left side of the screen, and the Maps app is open on the right side. Between the apps is an adjustable divider used to resize the Split View.

View two apps side-by-side

When you’re working in one app, you can open a second app next to it on the screen. Tap the Multitasking Controls button at the top of the screen, tap Split View, then when the Home Screen appears, tap the second app you want to open. The second app appears side-by-side with the first app.

To adjust the size of the two apps on the screen, touch and hold the app divider, then move it left or right.

The Keynote app fills the screen. The Maps app is open in a Slide Over window on the right side of the screen.

View one app over another app

When you’re working in one app and want to open a second app, you can reduce the size of the first app window so that it floats over the second app. Tap the Multitasking Controls button at the top of the screen, tap Slide Over, then when the Home Screen appears, tap a second app to open it. The second app appears in full screen and the first app floats on top of it.

To move the Slide Over window to the other side of the screen, drag the Multitasking Controls button at the top of the window left or right.

An iPad display with Stage Manager turned on. The current windows are in the center of the screen, and other recent apps are in a list on the left side of the screen.

See more with Stage Manager

On supported iPad models, you can use Stage Manager to view your open apps on the screen all at the same time and easily navigate between them.

To turn on Stage Manager, swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center, then tap the Stage Manager button.

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Not all features are available for all iPad models.
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