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with iOS 11 app will not only change the appearance of the iPad software it also introduced one feature in particular that makes the iPad operate a bit more like a computer drag-and-drop here are nine super useful ways to use drag and drop on the iPad likely the first way you will use drag and drop on your iPad is to initiate split view from the home screen press and drag on the icon of an app you want to open without releasing it tap the icon of a second app drag the first icon toward either edge of the screen to start split view or drag it to the center of the screen and release to float the window on top with an app already open you can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the dock and start split view from there or you can float a third app atop two side-by-side apps you can also drag items between apps for instance you can drag an image from photos into messages just press on an image and begin dragging to initiate drag and drop select additional images by tapping them while holding the first one without releasing the images press the home button and tap or hover the selection over the messages icon then tap to open a conversation drop the images over the text field to insert them if you're tired of copying and pasting or hitting the share button to share your else from Safari you can help drag and drop URLs to and from Safari press and drag on the address bar to drop the URL in another app or drag and drop a URL into Safari to load it without copying and pasting likewise if you're sharing an address you can drag and drop addresses from the Apple Maps app into any text field be it a text message email or note and if you want to open an address you can select it and drag and drop it in to Apple maps you can also use drag and drop to share calendar entries and reminders reminders will be shared as simple text the name of the reminder while calendar entries will be shared as ICS files not only that but you can drag and drop URLs and other items into calendar or reminders to create new entries if you want to share a story from Apple News just press and drag the story card when you drop it into a text field the URL of the story will be pasted one of the most handy places for drag and drop to exist is within spotlight with an app open you can search for an app that's not in your dock and star split view you drag and drop search results from spotlight into an email or you can search for a contact and drag and drop the contact card into a message the possibilities are virtually endless when you take a screenshot you now get a small preview of it in the lower left corner you can drag and drop this screenshot just like any other image drag and drop has always been used for rearranging the home screen of iPhones and iPads but now you can move multiple icons at a time using the same method for dragging and dropping multiple files or photos for more tips and tricks and other how to's be sure to check out see Netcom forward slash how to