Turn Multitasking Gestures On or Off in Settings
By default, the multitasking gestures are turned on and ready to use. However, you can ensure they are turned on by going into the iPad settings.
What Are Multitasking Gestures? How Do You Use Them?
Multitasking gestures are multi-touch, which means you use four or five fingers on the screen to activate them. Once these gestures are turned on, they carry out specific functions that make the multitasking features of the iPad be more fluid.
Switch Between Apps
The most useful multitasking gesture is the ability to switch between apps. Use four fingers and swipe left or right on the screen. For example, you can have Pages and Numbers open on the iPad and switch between them seamlessly.
Open the Task Manager
The Task Manager is used to switch between apps or close apps completely, which is handy if an iPad is running slowly. To open the Task Manager, double-click the Home button on iPads that have a physical Home button or swipe upward toward the top of the screen with four or five fingers. You only swipe partway up the display to see the open apps. Swiping farther returns you to the Home screen.
Go Back to the Home Screen
Instead of clicking the Home button, swipe up to the top of the display using four or five fingers to return to the Home screen. This is the same gesture that opens the Task Manager, but it’s a longer swipe.
