Reference Screen

How

  1. Place the iPad next to the Mac
  2. Open the reference app on the iPad
  3. Open your main work app on the Mac
  4. Use Universal Control or Sidecar if helpful
  5. Keep the iPad dedicated to supporting material

Try this

Open documentation or sheet music on the iPad and your main project on the Mac. Work for ten minutes without switching apps on the Mac.

Why it works

Use the iPad for notes, PDFs, documentation, ChatGPT, or sheet music while the Mac does the main work.

Mac for work, iPad for context.

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