Microsoft Word + Teams Split View on iPad Guide

You can use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Teams together in Split View on iPad by opening one app, swiping up to the Dock, and dragging the second app to the left or right edge of the screen until it snaps into place.

Once both apps are on screen together, the combination is genuinely powerful for anyone who writes, edits, or reviews documents as part of a team. Word gives you a full editing environment while Teams keeps your conversations, file threads, and meeting chat accessible without switching apps. No more toggling back and forth and losing your place in a long document.

Why This Pair Works So Well

Word and Teams are two of the most used Microsoft 365 apps in professional and educational settings, but they're rarely thought of as a visual unit on iPad. Side by side, they cover the two core activities most knowledge workers do at the same time: write and communicate.

Here are workflows where this split genuinely earns its keep:

• Document review in a team call: You're in a Teams meeting and a colleague shares feedback verbally. You have the document open in Word on the left and Teams on the right — you can edit in real time while following the conversation, without leaving either app.
• Drafting from a brief: A project brief or spec has been posted in a Teams channel. Instead of copying it into notes, you open it in Teams on one side and write your response document in Word on the other, referring back whenever you need to.
• Approval workflows: Someone sends you a Word file via Teams chat. You open the file in Word, make tracked changes or comments, then flip back to Teams to reply — all without the document disappearing from view.

How to Set It Up with Splicon

If you want to open this pair with a single tap from your Home Screen instead of going through the drag-and-drop routine every time, Download Splicon free from the App Store.

1. Open Splicon and search for Microsoft Word, then Microsoft Teams. Select them as your pair. Splicon shows you a preview of the combined icon so you can see exactly what will appear on your Home Screen.
2. Choose a split style — you can adjust which app appears on which side and how the icon is visually composed. When you're happy with it, generate the icon and save it to your Photos library.
3. Open the Shortcuts app, create a new shortcut, and add an "Open App" action. Set it to open in Split View with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Teams as the two apps. Tap the shortcut icon placeholder and choose the Splicon image you just saved from Photos.
4. Add the shortcut to your Home Screen using the shortcut's settings menu. It will appear as a custom icon that looks like both apps side by side.

From that point on, one tap launches both apps directly into Split View without any dragging.

A Note on Screen Space

This split works best on iPad Pro or iPad Air models where the larger display gives each app enough room to be fully functional. On smaller iPads, Word in particular can feel cramped at 50/50. If you find that, try a 60/40 arrangement — more space for Word, narrower panel for Teams — which keeps the chat readable while giving the document room to breathe.

The combination of Word for focused writing and Teams for live collaboration covers most of what professional iPad users need in a single view. Setting it up as a Home Screen shortcut through Splicon just removes the friction from a workflow you'd otherwise repeat manually every day.