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How to Merge Windows on iPad: 3 Easy Steps

Safari on iOS and iPadOS has a lot of hidden shortcuts. One useful shortcut is the ability to merge all windows if you have more than one instance of Safari open.

Merging Windows

iPadOS lets you run multiple instances of an app. This is nice when you use Safari because you can have multiple websites open at the same time using Split View. But what happens if you want to bring them together into one space again? You can’t drag them together like you can in macOS. That’s where merging comes in.

• While you’re in Safari , look in the upper right corner and look for the icon with two squares .
• Long-press on it, which means hold your finger down.
• A menu will appear with multiple options. We want Merge All Windows . This will remove split screen and bring the tabs together into one window.

But as you can see, there are other options in the menu, like closing all the tabs, closing only the active tab, or opening new tabs or windows.

There are a several long press options you have in the address bar, too. For example, to use Reader View you can long press on the “aA” icon on the left. Or you quick tap on it to bring up website settings. You can long press on the URL to copy it, or if you have text in the clipboard, long press the address bar and tap “Paste and Go.”

In the upper right corner next to the square icon, you can long press the plus (+) icon to see your Recently Closed Tabs. In the upper left corner you can long press on the book icon to see three options: Add Bookmark, Add Bookmarks for all of your tabs, or Add to Reading List.

You can long press on a tab to see four options: Close, Close Other Tabs, Arrange Tabs by Title, and Arrange Tabs by Website. Finally, when you navigate around a web page, the arrows in the upper left corner let you go back or forward. You can long press either of the arrows to get a bigger history of your navigation.

When there’s a URL on a web page you can long press it to get options like Open in New Tab, Download Linked File, Copy, Share, and more. And when you want to download an image from a website you can long press it to quickly save it to Photos, instead of tapping the Share button.

When you open a new tab you’re shown the Safari Favorites view, with all of your bookmarks. You can long press a bookmark folder for options, as well as individual bookmarks.

There could be more long press options in Safari, but these are the ones I’ve found. They aren’t obvious to find but they can greatly enhance your productivity. And most of these long press shortcuts are also available in iOS. If you know of a Safari shortcut I haven’t mentioned, let me know in the comments.

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How to Merge All Windows in Safari

Too many windows open in Safari? If you want to get all of your tabs into one window, use this time-saving shortcut that will quickly merge all of the windows into one.

You could drag each tab individually to the same window to accomplish the same thing, but that can be tedious when you have numerous tabs and windows open. Luckily, Safari offers a merge windows option in the browser menu.

1. Click on the window you want to move all the other tabs to.

2. Go to Safari > Merge All Windows.

That's it! Safari will move all tabs to the active window, effectively consolidating your windows into one.

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How to merge multiple Safari windows (and why you should)

It never ceases to amaze me how out of control the desktop version of Apple's Safari can get when it comes to open windows. I'll have one window open, and I'll click on a link from Apple Mail, only to find it opens a new window. 

Even if I have Safari configured to open all links in the current window, sometimes it'll behave and sometimes it won't. The end result is that I can wind up with multiple Safari windows open and I then have to try and navigate between them.

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If this happens to you regularly, you'll understand how frustrating it can be. And prior to stumbling onto a handy feature to help wrangle those windows, I was doing a lot of copying links, pasting those links into another window, and closing the extra Safari instance. That process is not remotely efficient -- and I'm not a fan of inefficiency. 

Fortunately, there's a built-in feature that makes it very easy to merge every Safari window you have open. The one caveat to be aware of is that the feature merges every single open Safari window . That means if you need to have two different windows open -- such as one for writing and one for research -- and you merge Safari windows, you'll wind up with a single window. 

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If you have multiple Safari windows open (each with multiple tabs), you can always merge the windows, and then drag the tab you need to stand alone out of the lone window. There are always workarounds. 

I want to show you how easy it is to merge your Safari windows. No matter how many instances you have open when you complete this process, you'll wind up with only one. Ready to merge?

How to merge Safari windows

What you'll need:  The only thing you'll need for this process is an updated version of the Apple Safari browser on your desktop. I'll demonstrate this on version 16.5.2. This feature has been around for quite some time, so you won't have to have that exact version to merge your windows.

1. Open Safari

The first thing to do is open Safari. Once Safari is open, point it to a site like ZDNET.com. 

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Next, click File New Window to open a second window. You can then open however many tabs in both windows that you need.

In order to test this, you'll have to open multiple Safari windows.

2. Merge the windows

It doesn't matter which window has focus. Just make sure you click on one of the windows, so the Safari menu appears in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen. 

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Click Window > Merge All Windows. You should immediately have a single Safari window open, containing all of the tabs you had open across multiple windows.

Merging multiple windows in Safari is just a click away.

As I mentioned previously, if there's one particular tab in your now-merged window that needs to be separated, simply click and drag it out of the lone window and you're good to go.

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Believe it or not, that's all there is to merging your Safari windows on MacOS. I've used this feature quite regularly to prevent me from having too many instances of Safari open on my MacBook Pro.

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Merge all open windows into tabs in Safari with a keyboard shortcut

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It's easy to find yourself in a sea of open web browser windows, but with Safari there's a great feature that lets you merge windows into tabs; just pull down the Window menu, select "Merge All Windows" and Safari will merge all the open windows into tabs, even if the open windows have their own tabs. To take that nice little feature a step further, you can turn it into a keyboard shortcut, that will let you instantly convert an ocean of windows into a single Safari window with just a keystroke.

• Open System Preferences from the Apple menu • Click on "Keyboard" and select the "Shortcuts" tab • Choose “App Shortcuts" from the list on the left, then click the [+] plus icon to add a new shortcut • Select "Safari" from the Application pull down list, then type "Merge All Windows" as the menu title • Finally, set the keyboard shortcut to use, we went with Control+Command+W as a variation of the common close windows command • Click "Add" then go back to Safari, open a few windows, and hit your keyboard shortcut to verify it worked

How to merge separate Safari windows into one on Mac

When you’re using Safari , there might be times when you have separate windows open. Maybe you have one window open for work and another for personal browsing. Or, maybe you’re researching one topic in one window and a different one in another window.

Whatever the case may be, there might come a time when you want to merge all of those windows and just use various tabs for your browsing. Here’s how to merge separate Safari windows into one.

Merge the windows

While using Safari, just follow these two simple steps to combine windows:

• Click Window from the menu bar.
• Select Merge All Windows .

Once you do this, the tabs from your other open window(s) will pop into the right side of the window you’re currently using. Now, you can see everything you need to see in one spot just by moving through the tabs.

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Merge All Safari Windows Into One With A Keyboard Shortcut [OS X Tips]

By Rob LeFebvre • 6:00 am, July 17, 2012

If you’re not careful when using Safari, you could end up with a screen full of open website windows. Safari’s default behavior when opening a new link is to do so in a new window. This drove me nuts until I figured out I could just Control-click any links and they’d appear nicely in a new tab instead of a new window.

On the occasions I forget that feature and end up with a ton of open windows, there’s always the “Merge All Windows” menu command in the Window menu. It’s a slick piece of kit, but I’d like to trigger it with a keyboard combination. Here’s how.

First of all, open up System Preferences, either from the Applications menu or the Apple menu (in the upper left of your screen). Next, go to the Keyboard pane and select the Keyboard Shortcuts tab at the top.

The list on the left side of the window will show Application Shortcuts. Click on that, and then click on the plus button to add a new shortcut. Click on the drop down list of applications, choosing Safari as your target. Type in Merge All Windows as your menu title, and be sure you spell it and capitalize it exactly as it is in the Safari Window menu.

Click in the Keyboard Shortcut field and type the combination you want to use. I used Shift-Command-W for my easy to use shortcut. You can choose your own, but be sure it makes some sort of sense to you or you won’t remember. Click on the Add confirmation button, quit System Preferences, and then head over to Safari to try it out. If it doesn’t work, then you may have chosen a keyboard shortcut that Safari already uses, or you haven’t spelled the menu command in exactly the same way.

If it did work, congrats! Now you can power keyboard shortcut your way to a less cluttered Safari experience. Now if only Chrome could do that, I’d be a happier man.

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Thankfully Safari has a great feature that lets you merge all of the open windows into tabs within a single browser window .

How to Merge Safari Windows on Mac into Tabs

Window Merging works the same in Mac OS X Safari and Safari for Windows, here’s what you’ll want to do:

• From anywhere in Safari, pull down the “Window menu” and then select “Merge All Windows”

That’s all it takes, Safari will do it’s magic and merge all the open windows into tabs, even if the open windows have their own tabs.

The actual merging of windows can take a while if you have many tabs and windows open, so if you’re using Safari with a hundred plus windows and tabs don’t be surprised if the process is a bit sluggish to complete. But once it’s done, all the windows in Safari will be in a single window with tabs instead.

This trick effectively converts Safari browser windows into Safari browser tabs, which can be easier to manage for some Mac users.

Now your ocean of Safari windows will be merged into a single window with a lot of tabs instead, making it a bit easier to sort through and manage.

Tabs are a great feature and in many ways are far superior to individual web browser windows within Safari. By the way, you can help to prevent the million browser window problem by making new browser windows open into Tabs instead , an easy settings adjustment that can be made in the Safari browser.

If you find yourself using this often, consider making it into a keystroke .

Either way, don’t forget this feature the next time you’re overwhelmed by browser windows, just merge them into tabs, and make your Safari browsing life easier!

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I’m someone who’s got 125 tabs open in 25 different browser windows. What I’d LOVE is the ability to treat each BROWSER window as a set of tabs (where I can name each tab for a topic) and within that tab is another collection of related tabs.

I can’t tell from this description if this is close to what I’ll get when I do that “Merge All Windows” thing, or if I’ll end up with ONE browser window that has 125 tabs in it.

Also, what if you don’t want to “Merge All Windows”, but rather collect _some_ browser windows together, and leave others separate?

(I have 14 desktops / spaces where I keep things open for different things I’m working on. I do not want all of my browser windows mashed-up into one single browser window on one desktop! This might be a Good Idea for people who don’t know what Spaces are, but once you DO, it makes far less sense.)

[…] in a sea of open web browser windows, but with Safari there’s a great feature that lets you merge windows into tabs. We’ll take that nice little feature a step further and turn it into a keyboard shortcut, […]

I love the Merge All Windows shortcut. You can also create a keyboard shortcut for this by going to ‘System Preferences’, click on ‘Keyboard’, then ‘Application Shortcuts’. Hit the ‘+’ button, choose ‘Safari’, create a Title and add your preferred keyboard combination (I use ‘⇧ + +M’).

Leave it to Apple to build in an elegant solution to a common problem. You can drag tabs from one window to another in Chrome, but as there is a general lack of menu items in Chrome it could be a bit time consuming if (for whatever reason) you had many multiple windows instead of tabs in a single window.

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Merge All Safari Windows

If you ever find yourself with too many Safari windows open, you can merge them all into one tabbed window by selecting Window, Merge All Windows. The window currently at the front will remain, and all tabs of all other windows will become tabs of that window. This is especially useful if you run into a lot of sites that pop open new windows when you click links.

Comments: 6 Responses to “Merge All Safari Windows”

How do you merge windows in Safari?? Can't figure it out. Please help.

Which part are you having trouble with?

I can't figure out where tab is to merge windows. What am I missing??

In the menu bar at the top of the screen. Look for the Window menu. In that menu, look for the item "Merge All Windows."

I'm having a problem with the "merge all windows" command. For example I have 38 windows open for a total of 91 tabs. I say "merge all windows". And when I want to "bookmark all tabs", apparently there are only 86 tabs open. I try it again and I have 87 tabs open**. So there are tabs disappearing, and the amount isn't always the same.

[On a general note, I also have to say "merge all tabs" several times before ALL windows are as tabs in one single window. Probably this happens when there are lots of windows and tabs open, and this happens less frequently when there are fewer windows and tabs open?]

(** to avoid confusion, here's what I do: I quit Safari while having 38 windows and 91 tabs open. I duplicate the lastsession.plist file. I open Safari again, "reopen all windows from last session", and try merging the windows (and noticing that in the end some tabs have disappeared.) I quit safari again, I trash the lastsession.plist file, and rename the duplicate as 'lastsession.plist'. I open Safari, say "reopen all windows from last session", and when all windows are loaded, say "merge all windows". Eventually again the tab number is lower than it should be, and different from my first try.)

So the problem is, certain tabs disappear, AND it's not necessarily always the same windows and/or the same number of windows disappearing. I need to be able to trust this command so I do not lose tabs.

Any idea what might be going wrong here?

91 tabs! Wow. That's a ton. If I get up to 7 or 8 tabs I feel it is too much. Why would you need 91 tabs open? How would you keep mental track of all of that? Why would you need to be looking at 91 different web pages at the same time? My guess is that the Merge All Windows function just isn't up to the task.

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On your Mac, do any of the following:

Manually move a window: Drag the window by its title bar to where you want it. Some windows can’t be moved.

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Align windows: Drag a window close to another one—as the window nears the other one, it aligns without overlapping. You can position multiple windows adjacent to each other.

To make adjacent windows the same size, drag the edge you want to resize—as it nears the edge of the adjacent window, it aligns with the edge and stops.

Merge an app’s windows into one tabbed window: In the app, choose Window > Merge All Windows. If an app has more than one type of window (such as Mail with the viewer window and the new message window), only the active type is merged.

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Tip: Moving a single Safari window into the tabs of another window

One missing feature in Safari is being able to consolidate specific windows into the tabs of one window. Safari has options to do this for all windows, but not for individual windows.

One of Safari's useful functions is being able to manage tabs either by organizing them in the same window, or by dragging them off into their own windows. Though this allows for some organization, one missing feature is being able to consolidate specific windows into the tabs of one window. Safari has options to do this for all windows, but not for individual windows.

To consolidate all windows into the tabs of the foremost window, just select "Merge all windows" from Safari's "Window" menu. If, however, you want to move a specific window into the tabs of another one, it can be done, but it takes a couple of more steps.

The key to doing this is to treat all windows as tabs, which can be done either by showing the tab bar at all times (press Shift-Command-T), or by creating a new tab in a window that has none (press Command-T).

With the window contents available as tabs, you can drag the desired tab from one browser window to another one, even if the destination window does not have tabs enabled. When you drop it, Safari will insert it as a tab in the target window.

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How to Use Multiple Safari Windows in iPadOS

Safari received lots of improvements in iPadOS that arguably makes it the best browser to use on the iPad. An always-on desktop mode, customizable site settings, integrated downloads manager — you name it. But one feature that truly revolutionizes how you go about using Safari is its ability to launch in multiple separate windows.

Just like on the Mac, you can now open separate instances of Safari, which helps to segregate your workflow into multiple work-spaces. If you still getting comfortable with the new iPadOS, working with more than a single Safari window can be confusing. In this post, you will find all you need to know about opening and using multiple windows in Safari.

Open New Tab as Window

If you want to open a new tab in a separate Safari window, start by long-pressing the tab switcher icon. On the context menu that shows up, tap Open New Window.

And voila! A fresh tab should open, but in Split View . Use the handle icon at the center of the screen to resize the space used by each window or make either of them full screen.

Additionally, you can perform a Slide Over gesture on either window — drag handle on top of window downward and release — to make it float over the other.

Any new window that you then open subsequently from a Split View window would replace the one opposite to it. New windows that you initiate via a Slide Over window will also open in Split View — if there were two windows already in Split View the new window will replace the one on the left-hand side.

Tip: You can also have up to three Safari windows active within the screen at any one time — two windows in Split View, and one in Slide Over.

Open Occupied Tab as Window

Want to open a tab that’s already open in Safari, but another window? Start by dragging the tab out of the tab bar. You can then choose to make it launch in Split View or Slide Over.

Tip: Split View requires dragging the tab to the right or left-most edge of the screen — once you see a black-colored strip, just release your finger. Slide Over involves dragging the tab to either corner of the screen — release it before you reach the edge.

If you want to make a tab on a Slide Over window show up in its separate window, start by switching to the tab switcher. Press and hold the tab until it hovers underneath your finger, and then drag it out to the opposite side of the screen.

Once again, you can choose to launch the window in Split View or Slide Over — if you opt for the latter, the new window will replace the current Slide Over window.

Open Link in New Window

You can also open links directly in new Safari windows. Start by long-pressing a link . On the pop-up menu that shows up, tap Open in New Window.

And Safari should oblige immediately by opening it in Split View. You can then resize it or make it work in Slide Over.

Alternatively, you can open links in new windows by simply dragging them out to either edge of the screen (as shown in the screenshot above). You can then open them in Split View or Slide Over.

Opening New Tabs in Windows

You can open new tabs as usual in full screen, Split View, or Slide Over Safari windows. They will be part of the window that you initiate them from.

Don’t forget that you can drag out any tab to make it open in a new window, as detailed above.

Show All Windows in App Exposé

Opening lots of Safari windows creates the obvious problem of switching between them. While you can use the app switcher to view older windows that were replaced by newer full-sized, Split View, or Slide Over windows, you often have to wade through other apps to locate the one that you want to switch to.

Hence, the best way to switch between Safari windows is to use App Exposé. Start by long-pressing the Safari icon — either on the dock or the Home screen — and then tap Show All Windows.

Tip: If there’s a Safari window open your screen, simply tapping on the Safari icon on the dock — if available — is enough to trigger App Exposé.

You will then see all Safari windows — full-sized, Split View, or Slide Over — laid out neatly. Tap on the window that you want to switch to.

You can also open new Safari windows while in App Exposé. Tap the plus-shaped icon to the upper-right corner of the screen to do that. Unlike the previous methods listed out above, this will result in a full-sized Safari window straight off the bat.

Merge All Open Windows

If you want to get all of your open Safari windows back together into a single window, long-press the tab switcher icon on any window, and then tap Merge Windows.

Warning: At the time of writing, Safari in iPadOS often crashed while merging windows (possibly due to a bug). If that happens on your iPad, then relaunch Safari, and it will open from scratch with all windows merged. However, you may lose any unsaved work.

Stay Productive

Multiple Safari windows help when it comes to staying productive on the iPad. It will take a while to get used to all of the various ways to open Safari windows while dealing with Split View and Slide Over gestures. But it’s well worth the time spent.

Next up: After all these years, the iPad still lacks a native calculator. But don’t let that stop you from using these seven awesome third-party calculator apps instead.

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Safari: merge some windows into one separate window

I pulled seven tabs out of a window and want to merge those new windows into one.

I do not want to "Merge All Windows."

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thank you -

Posted on Feb 12, 2022 8:15 AM

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Feb 13, 2022 10:11 AM in response to Jeff_W.

Hello Jeff,

Thank you for your reply.

So.. I have the seven tabs pulled out of the multi-tabbed parent window.

To be consistent with the language, each of the tabs pulled out of the main window has become a child window on its own.

I have tried combining two of these new windows and even returning one of the windows to the parent window without success.

Is there a keypress combination or special place to grab one window so that the other accepts the effort to merge windows?

Feb 13, 2022 10:30 AM in response to Peter Terezakis

Hi Peter Terezakis!

Thanks for clarifying further. There is not a key combination that would achieve that, the tab must be dragged into the tabs area as described here:

Arrange tabs in Safari on Mac

Feb 13, 2022 10:52 AM in response to Jeff_W.

Again, thank you for your speedy reply.

The page that you sent me to contained instructions on how to:

• Rearrange tabs: 
• Scroll through tabs
• How to select one of your first nine tabs
• Show tab overview and
• Convert all Safari windows to tabs in a single window

None of these options are what I am interested in at this time.

When you wrote, "the tab must be dragged into the tabs area,"

did you mean, "the tab must be dragged within the tabs area "?

Feb 13, 2022 8:31 AM in response to Peter Terezakis

It sounds like you want to merge separate tabs that you pulled out of a window into one window, and we’re happy to help. You can drag the tabs into another Safari window in the area where tabs are showing. If that's not what you're trying to do, please provide further details.

How To Merge Safari Windows On IPad

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Are you an avid user of Safari on your iPad, constantly juggling between multiple windows while browsing the web? If so, you might find it cumbersome to manage several open windows simultaneously. Fortunately, Safari on iPad offers a convenient feature that allows you to merge multiple windows into a single, organized view, streamlining your browsing experience.

In this guide, we will walk you through the simple yet effective process of merging Safari windows on your iPad. By following these steps, you can declutter your browsing environment and seamlessly navigate through your open tabs. Whether you're researching a topic, shopping online, or simply enjoying your favorite websites, merging Safari windows can significantly enhance your productivity and overall browsing experience.

So, if you're ready to streamline your Safari browsing sessions and gain better control over your open windows, let's dive into the step-by-step process of merging Safari windows on your iPad. Whether you're a seasoned iPad user or a newcomer to the platform, you'll find that this feature can greatly simplify your web browsing activities, allowing you to focus on what matters most – the content you're exploring.

Step 1: Open Safari on your iPad

To begin the process of merging Safari windows on your iPad, you'll first need to open the Safari browser . Located on the home screen of your iPad, the Safari icon features a compass design and is typically found in the dock at the bottom of the screen for easy access.

Upon tapping the Safari icon, the browser will launch, presenting you with a familiar interface that provides access to a multitude of features and functionalities. Whether you're a casual user or a seasoned web surfer, Safari on iPad offers a seamless and intuitive browsing experience, making it a popular choice among iPad users worldwide.

Once Safari is open, you'll be greeted by the start page, which may display your frequently visited sites, favorites, and frequently visited sections. This page serves as a convenient launchpad for your browsing activities, allowing you to quickly access your preferred websites and discover new content with ease.

At the top of the Safari interface, you'll find the address bar, where you can enter website addresses or search terms using the integrated search engine. This versatile feature enables you to navigate to specific websites or conduct online searches directly from the address bar, streamlining your browsing experience and saving valuable time.

In addition to the address bar, Safari on iPad boasts a range of powerful tools and capabilities, including tab management, bookmarking, and reader view, all of which contribute to a rich and immersive browsing environment. These features are designed to enhance your productivity and provide a seamless browsing experience, catering to a diverse range of user preferences and needs.

With Safari now open on your iPad, you're ready to proceed to the next step and explore the process of opening multiple windows within the browser, setting the stage for the subsequent steps involved in merging Safari windows to optimize your browsing experience.

Step 2: Open multiple windows in Safari

Opening multiple windows in Safari on your iPad provides a flexible and efficient way to manage various browsing tasks simultaneously. Whether you're conducting research, comparing products, or enjoying different types of content, having multiple windows at your disposal can greatly enhance your productivity and overall browsing experience.

To open a new window in Safari, start by tapping the square icon located in the upper right corner of the Safari interface. This action will prompt a menu to appear, offering several options, including "New Tab" and "New Private Tab." By selecting "New Tab," you can open a new browsing window within the existing Safari session, allowing you to access a different website or continue your browsing journey without disrupting your current activities.

In addition to opening new tabs within the same window, Safari on iPad also supports the creation of separate windows, each capable of accommodating its own set of tabs. To initiate a new window, tap and hold the square icon in the upper right corner until a menu appears, presenting the "Show All Windows" option. Upon selecting this option, you'll be presented with an overview of all open windows, along with the ability to create a new window by tapping the "+" icon in the lower right corner of the screen.

Once you've opened multiple windows in Safari, you can effortlessly switch between them by swiping left or right on the address bar, allowing you to seamlessly transition between different browsing environments. This intuitive gesture-based navigation empowers you to manage your open windows with ease, enabling you to stay organized and focused on your browsing tasks.

By leveraging the capability to open multiple windows in Safari, you can tailor your browsing experience to suit your specific needs, whether it involves multitasking across different websites, conducting in-depth research, or simply enjoying diverse content in a structured and organized manner. This flexibility and versatility contribute to a more personalized and efficient browsing experience, empowering you to make the most of your time spent exploring the web on your iPad.

Step 3: Merge Safari windows

As you continue to navigate through your browsing sessions on Safari, you may find yourself accumulating multiple windows, each containing a distinct set of tabs related to various topics or tasks. While this flexibility is undoubtedly beneficial, managing numerous open windows can become overwhelming. Fortunately, Safari on iPad offers a seamless solution – the ability to merge multiple windows into a single, consolidated view.

To initiate the process of merging Safari windows, begin by tapping and holding the square icon located in the upper right corner of the Safari interface. This action will prompt a menu to appear, presenting the option to "Show All Windows." Upon selecting this option, you'll be presented with an overview of all open windows, each represented by a distinct card-like interface.

Next, tap and hold one of the windows you wish to merge, and then drag it on top of another window. This intuitive gesture signals Safari to merge the selected windows, consolidating their respective tabs into a unified browsing environment. As a result, you'll now have a single window containing all the tabs from the merged windows, streamlining your browsing experience and reducing clutter.

By merging Safari windows, you can effectively organize your browsing activities, creating a more structured and manageable environment for navigating through your open tabs. Whether you're streamlining your research process, organizing related content, or simply decluttering your browsing space, the ability to merge windows empowers you to maintain control over your browsing sessions with ease.

Furthermore, the merged window retains the individual tabs from each of the original windows, allowing you to seamlessly transition between different sets of tabs within the consolidated view. This cohesive approach to tab management ensures that you can access and interact with your content without the need to switch between multiple windows, enhancing your overall browsing efficiency.

In addition to the practical benefits of merging Safari windows, this feature contributes to a more streamlined and focused browsing experience, enabling you to concentrate on the content and tasks at hand without the distraction of managing multiple separate windows. Whether you're conducting research, engaging in online shopping, or simply exploring your favorite websites, the ability to merge windows in Safari on iPad offers a valuable tool for optimizing your browsing environment.

As you become familiar with the process of merging Safari windows, you'll discover how this feature can enhance your productivity and organization, ultimately contributing to a more enjoyable and efficient browsing experience on your iPad.

Step 4: Manage merged windows

Once you have successfully merged multiple windows in Safari on your iPad, you gain the ability to efficiently manage and navigate through the consolidated browsing environment. This step delves into the practical aspects of managing merged windows, empowering you to make the most of this streamlined browsing experience.

Seamless Tab Navigation

With your windows merged, you can seamlessly navigate through the tabs within the consolidated view. Whether you're conducting research across multiple topics, comparing products, or exploring various websites, the merged window provides a cohesive space for accessing and interacting with your open tabs. This streamlined approach eliminates the need to switch between separate windows, allowing you to focus on your content without the distraction of managing multiple browsing environments.

Organized Browsing Experience

Managing merged windows enables you to maintain an organized and structured browsing experience. By consolidating related tabs from different windows, you can create a cohesive environment tailored to your specific tasks or interests. This organization facilitates efficient multitasking and content consumption, empowering you to stay focused and productive as you navigate through your open tabs within the merged window.

Enhanced Productivity

The ability to manage merged windows contributes to enhanced productivity during your browsing sessions. Whether you're working on a project, conducting online research, or simply enjoying your favorite websites, the streamlined nature of the merged window allows you to optimize your workflow. By reducing clutter and simplifying tab management, you can maximize your efficiency and make the most of your time spent exploring the web on your iPad.

Customized Tab Arrangement

Managing merged windows provides you with the flexibility to arrange and prioritize your tabs according to your preferences. Whether you prefer to group related tabs together or maintain a specific order for easy access, the merged window empowers you to customize your tab arrangement to suit your browsing habits. This personalized approach ensures that you can navigate through your content in a manner that aligns with your unique browsing style and requirements.

Streamlined Browsing Experience

Overall, managing merged windows in Safari on your iPad contributes to a more streamlined and focused browsing experience. By consolidating your tabs into a single, organized view, you can declutter your browsing space and eliminate the complexities associated with managing multiple separate windows. This streamlined approach allows you to immerse yourself in your content, tasks, and interests, ultimately enhancing your overall browsing experience on your iPad.

As you become adept at managing merged windows in Safari, you'll discover how this feature empowers you to maintain control over your browsing environment, leading to increased productivity and a more enjoyable web browsing experience on your iPad.

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The Split View feature on certain iPad models can display two Safari browser windows side by side. Use this feature for multitasking or comparing web page content without switching between windows or tabs. There are multiple ways to initiate a Safari split-screen session on your iPad, depending on your needs.

Split View is only available on the following models with the latest version of iOS : iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation and later), iPad Air 2 and later, and iPad mini 4 and later.

How to Open a Link in Safari Split Screen

When you want to open a specific web page so that it appears beside an open web page, follow these steps:

Open the Safari browser on your iPad to one of the web pages you want to show in split-screen view.

Split View works best when the iPad is positioned in landscape mode. If you follow these steps while your device is vertically oriented, the pages won't be evenly sized (the first website you open appears larger).

Locate the link you want to open in Split View. Tap and hold it until a pop-up menu appears.

Tap Open in New Window .

Two Safari windows appear side by side, one containing the original page and the other a second Safari window open to your desired destination.

How to Open a Blank Page in Safari Split Screen

When you want to open a blank page in a new window beside a web page you already have open, follow these steps:

Open Safari and tap and hold the Tab icon in the upper-right corner. Select Open New Window from the menu options.

Two Safari windows now appear beside each other, one containing the original page and the other a blank page, which may contain shortcuts to your saved Favorites.

How to Exit Safari Split Screen Mode

To exit Split View, use the Tabs menu to combine windows into one.

Tap and hold the Tab icon in the upper-right corner of either Safari window.

Select Merge All Windows to combine both open browser windows and exit Split View.

If you opened multiple tabs within each Safari window, use the Close This Tab option from the Tab menu to close each tab individually or all at once. This doesn't turn off Split View.

How to Add a Third App Window to Safari Split Screen

If side-by-side Safari windows aren't enough, you can add a third app to the mix with the iPad Slide Over feature. This additional window can be from any app available from the Dock.

Slide Over functionality is available in iOS 11 and above. Only certain iPad models support Split View and Slide Over simultaneously, including iPad Pro 10.5- to 12-inch models, third-generation and later iPad Air models, sixth-generation and newer iPads, and the fifth-generation iPad mini.

Open two Safari windows in Split View using the instructions above.

Slowly swipe up from the bottom of the screen so that the Dock appears, overlaying the bottom portion of the Safari windows.

Tap and drag the icon for the app you want to open. Release the icon when it's in the middle of the screen.

A third app window appears, partially overlaying one of the Safari windows. 

To reposition this window on the left or right side of the screen, tap and hold the horizontal gray bar at the top of it and slide the window to the desired location. 

If you want the app you chose to open in Slide Over to take the place of one of the Safari windows, drag the horizontal gray bar at the top of the app and place it over the target browser window. The browser window you replaced with the app is still active, but it is on a separate screen.

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