In recent years each hardware refresh and software update has made the iPad a better professional tool.

And to get you started, here are some of our suggestions.

Learn iPadOS Gestures

With the iPad being a touch-first machine, knowing how to navigate its interfaceseamlesslyis necessary.

Using an M2 iPad Pro

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you’re able to differentiate them from the other applications due to a dividing line.

While enabled by default, there is a chance you may have disabled the feature.

If you do not see recent apps, follow the steps below to turn on the feature.

Top down photo of a desktop showing an iPad, iPhone and Apple Pencil.

you could also remove applications from this section by long-pressing on the app icon and choosingHideApp.

To view Suggested Applications on your iPad’s Dock, you will need toenable Handoff.

This feature allows you to seamlessly access active tasksfrom supported applicationson your other Apple devices.

Recent Apps on Dock in iPadOS

It automatically sorts them into folders for easy access, though it isn’t always the best at it.

But the primary advantage of this feature on iPad is the ability to access it via the Dock.

UnlikeApp Library on the iPhone, iPadOS doesn’t relegate the feature to a swipe-only action.

App Library on iPadOS

Create App Pairs in App Switcher

App Pairs in iPadOS are combinations of two apps you might create.

This method eliminates the steps involved in searching for an app.

To do this, follow the steps below:

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App Pairs in App Switcher iPadOS

While the first example isn’t productivity-related, it shows the context-aware interactions available for use.

Use Spotlight Search for Quick Search

Spotlight is aproductivity-boosting iPad featurethat hides in plain sight.

Once the search bar appears, you’re good to go and can search for anything.

Drag and Drop on iPadOS-1

This feature will display files, applications, web-search results, and even unit or currency conversions.

you might also use it for quick math calculations.

Apple brought this feature to the iPads with iPadOS 13.

Spotlight Search on iPadOS

Hot Corners on iPadOS