HOW TO Drag and drop in iPadOS CONTINUED… Drag and drop in iPadOS
1 Open the first app
Launch the app that hosts the content you want to drag on to another app. In this example, we’re going to add an image from Files onto an email message. Tap the Files app to open it and then navigate to the image.
2 Add the second app
Tap and hold on the app you want to drag the file to, then drag it up, and then over to the left or right of the screen. Drop it when the screen divider appears. Tap and drag the divider to where you want it.
3 Create content
In the app you are going to drag to, create a content holder. In this case, we’re creating a new email message in Mail. But it could be a message in Messages or a doc in Pages. You can also drag text from Safari to a text app.
4 Drag the file
Tap and hold the file you want to drag, in this case an image in the Files app; without letting go, drag it across the screen divider and on to the content holder you created in step 3. Drop it and it will be added to the holder.
5 Drag and drop in Files
Navigate to the file or folder you want to move. Tap and hold on it until it ‘lifts’ then drag it. Hover over a folder with your finger to open it. Drop the file or keep going until you reach the folder you want to add it to.
6 Drag it elsewhere in Files
To drag a file out of the folder it’s in, tap and hold then drag it over the navigation arrow at the top of the screen, to the right of the sidebar. When the screen slides back to the previous folder, let go of the file to drop it.
7 Drag text in a document
Open a document and double-tap over the text. Drag the handles so that all the text you want to drag is selected. Tap and hold on the selected text until it ‘lifts’ then drag it to where you want it. Let it go to drop it.
8 Open a link in Split View
In a document with a hyperlink, select it, then tap and hold on it. Drag the link to the edge of the screen and let go when you see the screen divider. Safari will open in split-screen mode at the webpage the link points to.