If you find yourself switching back and forth between windows and apps all day, a split-screen configuration may help you accomplish more on a computer. If so, you’ll concur that understanding how to split a Chromebook’s screen can be very useful.
You only need to open your apps and drag them to the appropriate halves of the screen to use the split-screen feature on a Chromebook; the computer will handle the window resizing automatically.
Learn how to split the screen on a Chromebook by reading this article.
Benefits Of Having Multiple Windows Open
There are a lot of benefits to having multiple windows open, and here are some of them:
The Ability To Multitask
Being able to split screens on a Chromebook has many advantages, one of which is that it makes multitasking easier. This means that you can work on two tasks simultaneously, which can be a real-time-saver when you’re under pressure to get multiple things done at once.
The Screen Will Be Less Cluttered
Another advantage of having multiple windows open is that it makes the Chromebook screen feel less cluttered when you need to use two apps simultaneously. In order to work more effectively and produce better results with fewer interruptions, Chrome split screen can be really helpful if you need to concentrate on a single task in particular.
How To Split Screen On Chromebook?
Use Keyboard Shortcuts
Additionally, you can split the screen and move windows using keyboard shortcuts. The Alt + [ and Alt + ] shortcuts will move a window to the right or left sides of the screen. Along with splitting the screen, it will also move any already tiled windows. Also, it moves along more quickly than the mouse.
Use The Maximize Button
Open A Window, And Hold Down The Maximise Button
Launch a Chrome window first. You can use any window for this purpose; just make sure it will be one you’ll use to multitask. You may need to refer to a Google Doc or a Google Sheet, or even just a website.
When you’ve organized your page in a new window, move to the top right of the browser window and hold down the Maximize button, which is in the middle of the three icons to the left of the “X” icon.
Click The Arrows That Appear
The two icons on either side of the Maximise button will change to two arrows if you continue to hold down the button. Press the corresponding arrow to the left or right of where you want the first window to appear. The chosen window should then take up half of your screen.
Repeat The Process For Your Second Window
You simply need to repeat the procedure for the second window after you’ve finished with the first one. Therefore, open Chrome, navigate to the desired page or application, hold the Maximise button depressed, and then select the arrow on the other side of the screen from the one you previously chose.
Install The Dualless Extension
How awesome would it be to have an extension that makes it easy to organize your tabs quickly? Well, this split-screen extension located in the top-right corner next to the URL bar can help along the way by splitting your full screen in half. If you have two or more open tabs, click on the one you want to move to one side of the screen.
Then, click on the Dualless extension and choose the size you want the selected window to appear in, and the extension will immediately get it displayed.
Click On The Show Windows Button
How can the Chromebook’s show windows button be used to create a split-screen? The show windows key that can be found at the F5 spot on other laptops looks like a rectangle with two horizontal lines on the right. The steps to split-screen with the drag-and-drop option using this button are as follows:
- Launch the two apps you wish to use in your split-screen.
- Hold the button (show windows)
- Drag one of the apps to the place that reads “For split-screen use, drag here.”
Why Isn’t My Split Screen Working?
Split-screen functionality is sadly not available on all Chromebook models. If you’re using an older model, your device most likely doesn’t have this feature. You can check whether or not split-screen is supported by going into Settings > Device > Display & Sound > Displays and looking for a “Split Screen” option under the Adjustments tab.
There may be another reason why your split-screen isn’t working since even Chromebooks that support Chromebook split screen occasionally experience issues with this feature. Here are some things to check:
- If applicable, your Chromebook may be in tablet mode. To exit it, press the “Shift” key twice or click on the arrow icon displayed at the bottom left of your laptop’s screen.
- The Chromebook split-screen shortcut (Ctrl + Alt) has been disabled by default on some models due to how easy it is for users to accidentally split their screens. To enable it, press and hold the “Ctrl” key, and then tap the “Alt” key.
- You clicked the maximize button on the window you want to use for your split-screen. Reduce it if necessary before splitting the screen.
These are just a few of the possible causes for your split-screen not functioning. If none of these fixes help you and you’re still having issues, I advise looking up how to enable or disable particular features on the particular laptop model you own.
Conclusion
A split-screen on a Chromebook has several advantages, as this article has hopefully demonstrated. You can benefit from it to make working with multiple windows simpler now that you are aware of how simple it is to do it with mouse and keyboard shortcuts.
