Enter Split View
If you're using macOS Catalina or later:
To split a page to 4 parts, you can insert a table to deal with the job. Place the cursor at left-top of the page, then click Insert Table, select 2x2 Table. Choose Window→Split Window to split the window into two equal-sized parts. Double-click the resizer control at the top of the right scroll bar to split the window into two equal-sized parts. Click and drag the resizer control at the top of the right scroll bar downward and release it where you want the split to occur. Divide Word documents into sections using horizontal lines. Discover how simple it is to insert a horizontal line-whether it's one that Word provides or your own custom line-into your document. On the LAYOUT tab, in the Merge group, click Split Table. The table splits into two tables. You can split the table further, as long as there are multiple rows.
- Hover your pointer over the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window. Or click and hold the button.
- Choose ”Tile Window to Left of Screen” or ”Tile Window to Right of Screen” from the menu. The window then fills that side of the screen.
- Then click a window on the other side of the screen to begin using both windows side by side.
If you're using macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan:
- Click and hold the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window.
- As you hold the button, the window shrinks and you can drag it to the left or right side of the screen.
- Release the button, then click a window on the other side of the screen to begin using both windows side by side.
If you can’t enter Split View
If Split View doesn't work, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Mission Control, and make sure that “Displays have separate Spaces” is selected.
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Work in Split View
In Split View, you can use both apps side by side, without the distraction of other apps.
- Choose a window to work in by clicking anywhere in that window.
- Show the menu bar by moving the pointer to the top of the screen.
- Swap window positions by dragging a window to the other side.
- Adjust window width by dragging the vertical line between the windows.
- Switch to other apps or your desktop with Mission Control, or use a Multi-Touch gesture such as swiping left or right with four fingers on your trackpad.
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Exit Split View
- Move the pointer to the top of the screen to reveal the window buttons.
- Click the full-screen button in either window. That window exits Split View.
- The other window switches to full-screen view. You can switch to the full-screen window with Mission Control, or use a Multi-Touch gesture such as swiping left or right with four fingers on your trackpad.