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One way to unclutter your Mac desktop is by making those windows that are floating all over your screen snap into place. And it\u2019s easy with Split View.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Split View is available on all Macs running macOS Catalina or later. Here\u2019s how to enable it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Place your cursor over the green button located at the top left side of the app window you want to snap into place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click and hold OR hover over the button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 A pop-up window will allow you to choose these options: enter full screen, move window to the left side of the screen, and move window to the right side of the screen. There may also be other options based on how many displays you have connected to your Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Window
Window resize\/move options<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 To snap a window into place, select \u201cmove window to the left side of the screen\u201d or \u201cmove window to the right side of the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat the process for any other app windows you want to snap into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To \u201cunsnap\u201d a window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place your cursor over the green button located at the top left side of the app window you wish to unsnap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click and hold OR hover over the button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The window will return to its previous \u201cunsnapped\u201d state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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