Tap the bookmarks icon in the toolbar to hide the bookmarks. The button is blue when the bookmarks list is shown.
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Left third of iPad screen is blocked with bookmarks column
Tap the bookmarks icon in the toolbar to hide the bookmarks. The button is blue when the bookmarks list is shown.
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