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Cut Clutter with App Tabs

You probably know how to cut down clutter when you search the web: instead of opening every new webpage in a separate window, you keep them organized in tabs. With tabs, multiple windows are gathered into one, with only the top page revealed. The titles of the rest stick up at the top; click one to switch to that page.

But you may not realize that the same strategy works in most apps—both Apple’s and third-party ones. If you haven’t explored app tabs yet, they are a great way to keep everything within reach. And if you’ve been using tabs in Safari for years, you’re ahead of the game: most of the basics remain the same (Figure 36).

Figure 36: Save space and cut clutter by keeping your app windows—in this case, for ...