**Getting the Most out of Your iPad: Multitasking Gestures**

If you're looking to get more out of your iPad, you're in luck. Apple has introduced a range of multitasking gestures that make it easy to switch between apps, take notes, and even use your device as a second screen for productivity. In this article, we'll explore some of the most useful multitasking gestures available on your iPad.

**Control Center**

One of the first things you need to do to access these gestures is to open Control Center. This can be done by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen. Control Center has a bunch of system-wide controls that you can customize, such as adding or removing widgets and adjusting your notifications. To customize these controls, simply swipe in from the bottom right corner towards the center of the screen to open Control Center. From here, you can add more controls, remove the ones you don't use, and even rearrange them to suit your needs.

**Quick Notes**

Another useful feature of multitasking on your iPad is Quick Notes. This allows you to jot down quick notes and reminders without having to leave the app you're currently in. To access Quick Notes, simply swipe up from the bottom of the screen with one finger. This will bring up a text field where you can type out your note or reminder. You can also use this feature to take phone numbers, addresses, and other types of data that are important to you. If you find yourself triggering Quick Notes all the time when you don't mean to, you can turn it off in Settings.

**Corner Gestures**

Now that we've covered Control Center and Quick Notes, let's talk about some of the multitasking gestures that will make your life easier on your iPad. One finger swipe up on the home bar allows you to pause for a moment and see all your running apps. If you have four or five fingers enabled on your device, you can also pinch with five fingers and pause if needed. This feature is perfect for those who want to quickly switch between multiple apps without having to go back to the home screen.

**App Switcher**

Another useful gesture is the app switcher, which allows you to quit unresponsive apps or switch between running apps more efficiently. To access the app switcher, simply swipe left on the home bar. You can also use five finger gestures to do this - just pinch with your thumb and index finger while simultaneously pressing down with your other three fingers. If you have a hard time using these gestures, don't worry! You can also open up the app switcher by swiping up just a little bit on the home bar.

**Dock**

If you're watching a boring TV show or need to access multiple apps at once, the dock is a great place to keep them all in one spot. To bring up the dock, simply swipe up just a little bit on the home bar. You can then drag an app icon out of the dock and drop it into the middle of the screen to keep it in a floating window. If you have a keyboard connected to your iPad, you can also search for an app name in Command Space and drag it out from there.

**Slide Over**

If you want to multitask without having to open up multiple full-screen apps, Slide Over is the perfect feature for you. To access Slide Over, simply swipe left on the home bar. The app running in Slide Over has its own home bar, which makes it easy to switch between apps while keeping them all visible at once.

**Split View**

If you need more real estate on your screen, Split View is a great option. This allows you to have two full-screen windows side by side on the top of the screen. To set up Split View, simply drag an app out of the dock and hold it against the edge of the screen. You can then adjust the size of each window by dragging the black bar in the middle of the screen.

**Stage Manager**

If you want to take your multitasking to the next level, Stage Manager is a powerful feature that allows you to group multiple windows on screen together. This is only available on newer iPad models with certain hardware capabilities. To access Stage Manager, simply open Control Center and tap the stage manager button, which looks like a square with three dots next to it. From here, you can add more windows to your group by dragging an app from the stack on the left or from the dock. You can also use the app switcher to add an app to your group if needed.

**Grouping and Rearranging Windows**

Once you've set up a group of windows in Stage Manager, you can rearrange them by tapping on the top-left corner of each window. This will allow you to resize them or move them around as needed. You can also tap on an app icon in the dock to switch it with whatever group that app is in. If you drag an app to cover up the dock or the stacks of windows, you can always drag back in from that edge to show them again.

**Conclusion**

Multitasking gestures are a game-changer for those who want to get more out of their iPad. By mastering these gestures, you'll be able to switch between apps more efficiently, take notes on the go, and even use your device as a second screen for productivity. Whether you're watching TV or working on a project, multitasking is an essential part of being productive with your iPad. So next time you need to switch between multiple apps, try out some of these gestures to see what works best for you!

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center control center has a bunch of these systemwide controls you can customize these controls add more remove the ones you don't use in settings control center swipe in from the bottom right corner towards the center of the screen to take a quick note it'll be saved inside the notes app Quick notes are great for jotting down things like shopping lists and phone numbers if you find yourself triggering this all the time when you don't mean to you can turn it off in settings notes Corner gestures now let's talk about some of the multitasking gestures with one finger swipe up on the home bar pause for a moment and let go to see all your running apps you can also pinch with five fingers and pause if you have four and five finger gestures enabled you use the app switcher to quit unresponsive apps swipe left on the home bar to switch to the next app over and you can swipe right to go back this works much faster than bringing up the app switcher as a middle step and you can also swipe left and right using the five finger gestures swipe up just a little bit to show the dock it'll stay on screen so that you can tap on another app or for multitasking this way you don't have to go all the way back to the home screen while you're inside another app bring up the dock and drag an app icon out of the dock and drop it into the middle of the screen to keep it in a floating window if you have a keyboard connected you can also hit command space search for an app name and drag it out from there if you're watching a boring TV show on your iPad you don't have to bring out your phone you can distract yourself on the very same screen swipe left and right to switch between apps in slide over now the app running in slide over has its own home bar you can swipe left and right on that to switch between apps there too you can also drag an app to the edge of the screen to open it in a side by side split view drag an app out of the dock and hold it against the side of the screen and both of them will be open side by side on the top of the screen you'll see each app has a little three dot icon that's a grabber you can use to drag apps around drag the right app over to the left to switch sides you can also tap on the button and do these from a menu as well you can resize the split view tap and hold on the black bar in the middle of the screen maybe you want a big Safari window and a skinny little notes window while you're doing research or studying maybe you want a big YouTube video and a skinny little messages window for looking at your incoming texts drag the black bar all the way off the edge of the screen to close it if you have an app and slide over you can just grab it and throw it off the corner as well now let's talk about stage manager this is an advanced mode where all of your apps are running in free floating windows you can even plug your iPad into an external display with a keyboard and mouse for a full desktop experience now stage manager is only available on newer higher end iPad but if you have any of these models this is how it works open Control Center and tap the stage manager button it's this square with three dots next to it with Stage manager you can group multiple windows on screen together add another window to the group by dragging a window from the stack on the left or dragging an icon in from the dock you can also go to the app switcher and hold on a window to add it to the group if you have a hard time doing the gestures you can also add a window to the group by tapping the three dots menu in the top and selecting add another window if you tap on an app icon in the dock it'll switch to whatever group that app is in tap on a group of Windows to the left to switch it out all the windows in that group will come forward to rearrange them you can just drag an app by the top title bar to move it around drag the bottom corner of an app whichever sign has the rounded grab handle on it to resize it other apps on screen will Shuffle around so that they aren't ever totally hidden if you drag an app to cover up the dock or the stacks of Windows to the left you can always drag in from that edge Edge to show them again so that is how to use multitasking and Stage manager on the iPad if you learned something from this video remember to like And subscribe you can find a bunch more articles on how to get the most out of your iPad Linked In the video description thanks to Ed Hardy for the video footage I'm deerin Jones with Cult of Macthe iPad is a huge canvas for touch input unlike the iPhone you can run multiple apps on screen at once all of these multitasking features are still powered by touch input I'm going to show you how all of these gestures work so I'm going to start with some of the basics but feel free to skip forward to some of the more advanced stuff first tap to wake any iPad without a home button has this feature just tap anywhere on the screen to wake it up swipe up to go home swiping up from the bottom of the screen will always take you back to to the home screen you can also use a FiveFinger pinch gesture if this doesn't work for you make sure it's turned on first that's in settings multi-touch and gestures turn on four and five finger gestures you can swipe down from the top of the screen to show the lock screen again this is a quick and easy way to look at your notifications or check your widgets swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to show control center control center has a bunch of these systemwide controls you can customize these controls add more remove the ones you don't use in settings control center swipe in from the bottom right corner towards the center of the screen to take a quick note it'll be saved inside the notes app Quick notes are great for jotting down things like shopping lists and phone numbers if you find yourself triggering this all the time when you don't mean to you can turn it off in settings notes Corner gestures now let's talk about some of the multitasking gestures with one finger swipe up on the home bar pause for a moment and let go to see all your running apps you can also pinch with five fingers and pause if you have four and five finger gestures enabled you use the app switcher to quit unresponsive apps swipe left on the home bar to switch to the next app over and you can swipe right to go back this works much faster than bringing up the app switcher as a middle step and you can also swipe left and right using the five finger gestures swipe up just a little bit to show the dock it'll stay on screen so that you can tap on another app or for multitasking this way you don't have to go all the way back to the home screen while you're inside another app bring up the dock and drag an app icon out of the dock and drop it into the middle of the screen to keep it in a floating window if you have a keyboard connected you can also hit command space search for an app name and drag it out from there if you're watching a boring TV show on your iPad you don't have to bring out your phone you can distract yourself on the very same screen swipe left and right to switch between apps in slide over now the app running in slide over has its own home bar you can swipe left and right on that to switch between apps there too you can also drag an app to the edge of the screen to open it in a side by side split view drag an app out of the dock and hold it against the side of the screen and both of them will be open side by side on the top of the screen you'll see each app has a little three dot icon that's a grabber you can use to drag apps around drag the right app over to the left to switch sides you can also tap on the button and do these from a menu as well you can resize the split view tap and hold on the black bar in the middle of the screen maybe you want a big Safari window and a skinny little notes window while you're doing research or studying maybe you want a big YouTube video and a skinny little messages window for looking at your incoming texts drag the black bar all the way off the edge of the screen to close it if you have an app and slide over you can just grab it and throw it off the corner as well now let's talk about stage manager this is an advanced mode where all of your apps are running in free floating windows you can even plug your iPad into an external display with a keyboard and mouse for a full desktop experience now stage manager is only available on newer higher end iPad but if you have any of these models this is how it works open Control Center and tap the stage manager button it's this square with three dots next to it with Stage manager you can group multiple windows on screen together add another window to the group by dragging a window from the stack on the left or dragging an icon in from the dock you can also go to the app switcher and hold on a window to add it to the group if you have a hard time doing the gestures you can also add a window to the group by tapping the three dots menu in the top and selecting add another window if you tap on an app icon in the dock it'll switch to whatever group that app is in tap on a group of Windows to the left to switch it out all the windows in that group will come forward to rearrange them you can just drag an app by the top title bar to move it around drag the bottom corner of an app whichever sign has the rounded grab handle on it to resize it other apps on screen will Shuffle around so that they aren't ever totally hidden if you drag an app to cover up the dock or the stacks of Windows to the left you can always drag in from that edge Edge to show them again so that is how to use multitasking and Stage manager on the iPad if you learned something from this video remember to like And subscribe you can find a bunch more articles on how to get the most out of your iPad Linked In the video description thanks to Ed Hardy for the video footage I'm deerin Jones with Cult of Mac\n"