split view just goes to full screen?

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split view just goes to full screen?

I just upgraded to El Capitan - partly to take advantageous of Split View. When I hold cursor over the green button with arrows the window just goes to full screen (fills the page). I have read some support and have gone into Mission Control and checked off the box regarding 'Displays have separate spaces.' And I have logged off and on after doing that. There is no change. I still can't seem to get Split View to work. The same thing happens: doc moves to full screen.

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 8:26 PM

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Answer 1

dialabrain

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Sep 11, 2016 5:52 PM in response to mmljohn

You need to click on and hold on the green button until the screen turns bluish on one side then release the mouse button. Then click on the second app you want to fill the other hald of the screen.

Use two Mac apps side by side in Split View - Apple Support

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mmljohn Author

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Sep 11, 2016 5:55 PM in response to dialabrain

Thank you for replying, but I do click and hold the cursor on the green circle with arrows... but even holding for 15 seconds results in the same thing - the document just changing to full screen.

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