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How to See Two Pages of a Pages Document Open Side-by-Side on iPad

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If you want to see multiple pages of a Pages app document open at the same time on iPad, you can use the “Two Pages” view to place a multipage document into a side-by-side view, sort of like a split screen mode but for viewing the same document. This allows you to see two pages of any open document on the same screen, without having to scroll around on the iPad like you would with the normal single page document view.

The Two Pages view is an option specific to Pages app on iPad, it’s not part of Split View or any of the other multitasking options on the iPad.

How to View Two Pages of a Document in Pages for iPad

Here’s how to access and use the Two Pages view on iPad with Pages app for iOS:

  1. Open Pages on the iPad, then open whatever document you want to view in two-page view
  2. Now tap on the View Options button that looks kind of like a window with a sidebar

    3. Two Pages view on iPad

  3. In the View Options pull down menu, toggle the switch for “Two Pages” to the ON position

    4. Two Pages view on iPad for seeing multiple pages at same time on iPad

  4. Two Pages view is immediately visible with the current document

Being able to see two pages of the same document open side-by-side is really useful for many reasons, whether you’re editing a document, reviewing something, proof-reading, or whatever else you use a word processor for.

This works fine when the iPad virtual keyboard is visible on screen, but arguably works much better when an external keyboard is attached to the iPad thereby freeing up more screen real estate by hiding the virtual keyboard (the Brydge keyboard for iPad is quite popular).

The Two Pages view is intended for a single document, rather than loading two documents side-by-side, which would be better accomplished with split screen view or another multitasking option on the iPad. If that’s what you require, you’ll want to be sure you have the feature enabled, particularly since some users have disabled split screen on the iPad if they found themselves accidentally ending up in it.

If you know happen to know of a method to load a completely separate Pages.app document into the Two Pages view of iPad Pages app, share with us in the comments below. This is a feature which would be great to exist natively much like it does with Safari Split View on iPad, but that’s not what the Two Pages view aims to achieve. If that’s what you require for now, it’ll require the use of split screen view on iPad.

Source: OSX Daily

January 17, 2019 0 comment
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How to Disable Split Screen View on iPad

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Split View on iPad allows two apps to run side-by-side in a split screen on the iPad display when it’s placed into horizontal landscape orientation. Split View can be a great feature for multi-tasking and some iPad power users really enjoy it, but for some others it can be confusing, or perhaps they find themselves wandering into Split View accidentally, the latter scenario is somewhat common with iPad devices used by younger kids and in educational settings in particular.

For various reasons, some iPad users may therefore want to turn off split screen view on the iPad, which is what this article will show you how to do.

How to Disable Split View on iPad

  1. Open the “Settings” app on the iPad
  2. Go to “General” and then choose “Multitasking & Dock”
  3. Toggle the switch next to “Allow Multiple Apps” to the OFF position to disable Split View on iPad

    4. Disable Split Screen iPad apps in iOS

  4. Exit out of Settings as usual, the change takes effect immediately

Once “Allow Multiple Apps” has been toggled to the OFF position, then all Split View and split screen app functionality will no longer work.

There is one exception however, and that is Split Screen in Safari, which will remain enabled regardless of how the broader setting is adjusted, as it is separate from this universal multitasking setting but otherwise a very similar feature. While you can’t directly disable Split Screen in Safari you can exit out of it and try to avoid entering it again in the future.

It’s important to note that by disabling Split View on the iPad by turning off the “Multiple Apps” setting, you also will disable Slide Over on the iPad, as the features are part of the same multitasking suite of functionality on iOS for iPad.

How to Re-Enable Split View on iPad

If you decide you want to have Split View app mode available again on the iPad, you can toggle the feature back on rather easily in iOS:

  1. Open the “Settings” app on the iPad, then go to “General”
  2. Choose “Multitasking & Dock”
  3. Flip the switch next to “Allow Multiple Apps” to the ON position to enable Split View and Slide Over functionality

It’s important to note that by disabling Split View on the iPad by turning off the “Multiple Apps” setting, you also will disable Slide Over on the iPad, as the features are part of the same multitasking suite of functionality on iOS for iPad.

How to Re-Enable Split View on iPad

  1. Open the “Settings” app on the iPad, then go to “General”
  2. Choose “Multitasking & Dock”
  3. Flip the switch next to “Allow Multiple Apps” to the ON position to enable Split View and Slide Over functionality

Once the setting has been turned back on again you can enter and use Split screen app mode again as usual.

Whether or not you want to enable or disable Split Screen on the iPad depends on individual preferences, and some users love the feature while others may find themselves accidentally enabling it or perhaps annoyed by it, wondering how they can get rid of split screen mode on iPad. Since the setting is easily adjustable, pick which works best for your specific iOS on iPad workflow.

If you have any other helpful tips, tricks, advice, or thoughts about Split Screen apps on the iPad, share them in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

September 4, 2018 0 comment
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How to Turn Off Split Screen in Safari for iPad? Exiting Safari Split Screen in iOS

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Safari for iPad offers a nice Split Screen View feature that allows you to view and read two websites side-by-side in the Safari browser, visible when the iPad is oriented in horizontal landscape mode. While entering into Safari Split Screen view on iPad is pretty easy, many users find that exiting and closing Split Screen View in Safari on iPad is less than obvious. This leads some iPad users to be thoroughly confused by Safari split screen mode on their tablet and think it’s either stuck enabled or can’t be escaped from, but rest assured you can close Safari Split View and leave the split web browsing mode fairly easily.

This tutorial will show you how to exit out of Safari split screen view on the iPad, which effectively turns it off. We’ll also show you how to close out of tabs that are in Safari Split View, and also discuss how to stop the iPad screen from splitting into two screens in Safari when it the device is rotated from portrait to landscape orientation.

How to Exit Safari Split View on iPad by Merging Safari Split Screen

Assuming you’re currently in Safari Split Screen View mode with two Safari panels open side by side on the iPad, here is how you can merge the two Safari split screens into a single Safari screen again. This effectively leaves Safari Split View and turns it back into a single browsing panel:

  1. From Safari Split Screen view on iPad, tap near the top of Safari or pull down to reveal the URL bar and Safari navigation buttons *
  2. Tap and hold on the Safari Tabs button, it looks like two overlapping squares and will be in the corner of the Safari window (in Safari Split View you will see two of these, you can tap and hold on either)

    3. How to close Safari Split Screen on iPad

  3. From the pop-up menu, choose “Merge All Tabs” to merge the Split Screen View windows in Safari into a single screen

    4. How to close Safari Split Screen on iPad

Once you merge the tabs, the Safari Split Screen window will be closed and you’ll be back to a regular single Safari browsing view on iPad.

Successfully exited out of Safari Split Screen View on iPad

You can also choose “Close All Tabs” if you don’t want to keep the tabs open in Safari split screen, which will also exit out of Safari Split View on iPad by closing the tabs in the split panel you chose.

This is the simplest way to exit Safari Split Screen mode, which is also about as close as iOS gets to turning off Safari Split Screen and disabling the feature (until it’s used again anyway).

Nonetheless there are other way stop escape out of Safari Split Screen by closing the tabbed windows in a Safari split screen panel.

* Note all approaches to exiting Safari Split Screen mode on iPad rely on showing the Safari back and forward navigation buttons first, as they must be visible on screen to access the other options.

How to Close Safari Split Screen View on iPad by Closing Tabs

If you want to close the tabs that open in Safari Split View as well, you can also exit and leave Safari Split View by specifically closing all the tabs that are open in the Split View panel of Safari.

  1. From Safari Split View on iPad, tap the URL / address bar at the top of the screen to reveal Safari navigation buttons and the tab bar
  2. Tap on the tiny faint grey “(X)” button in Safari to close that Safari tab

    3. How to exit Safari Split Screen on iPad by closing tabs

  3. If multiple tabs are open in the Safari split screen view, repeat and tap on the other tiny light grey “(X)” buttons until all tabs are closed on the split panel you want to close

The close tab button in Safari Split View can be difficult to find, not only because it’s quite small and being a light faint grey color, but also because it’s not visible unless the broader Safari navigation options are visible as well.

How to Stop Safari Screen Splitting in Two on iPad When Rotated

The only way to stop Safari from splitting into two screens when the iPad is rotated is to exit and leave Safari Split View mode on the iPad.

To accomplish that, you can use either set of instructions detailed here on this page, either by merging the tabs and closing Safari Split Screen View on iPad, or by manually closing the Safari Tabs that are open in one of the split view panels.

After you have closed and exited out of Safari Split Screen, if you rotate the iPad from vertical portrait to horizontal landscape orientation when in Safari, Safari will no longer split the screen on iPad.

How to Turn Off Split Screen Safari on iPad?

You might be asking yourself how to turn off and disable the Safari split screen feature in iOS for iPad. There is currently no way to disable Safari Split View feature on iPad.

Because you can not turn off Safari Split Screen on iPad, you’ll instead find that the only way to disable Safari Split View on iPad is to close out of it as outlined on this page, and then not use or enter into the Safari Split Screen feature again.

The inability to disable Safari Split Screen View mode differs from the broader ability to disable multitasking on iPad in general, but note that if you disable iPad Multitasking you will find that turning that feature off has no impact on Safari Split View mode, and the Safari Split Screen feature persists. So again, if you don’t like Safari Split Screen mode, exit out of it and don’t use it again.

Undoubtedly some of the confusion about exiting and leaving Safari Split Screen View could be alleviated by at least making the exit process similar to when using Split Screen View multi-tasking on iPad in general where you can simply grab the vertical separating line and drag it to the edge of the screen to close out. But for now, that’s not the case, perhaps down the road iOS Safari will have a more obvious approach to using split screen web browsing, but until then (if ever) just use the tips outlined above to close out of split browsing mode on Safari for iPad, or to avoid it in the first place. And maybe down the road Safari Settings will have an option to disable and turn off Safari Split Screen on iPad as well, time will tell!

Did the steps above help you to close and exit out of Safari Split View on the iPad? Do you have any helpful tips or tricks for exiting Safari Split Screen on iPad? Do you know of any secret trick to disable and turn off Safari Split Screen View on iPad? Share with us in the comments below!

Source: OSX Daily

August 18, 2018 0 comment
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