Split screen switch method and device

The invention discloses a split screen switch method and device and belongs to the field of computers. The split screen switch method comprises steps of acquiring the type of a trigger event in a split screen indication zone, and confirming position information of the trigger event according to the type of the trigger event, wherein different position information of the trigger event corresponds to different split screens; performing split screen switch according to the position information of the trigger event. The split screen switch device comprises an acquiring module, a confirming module and a switching module. By means of the split screen switch method, flexibility of split screen switch is improved, and needs of users for split screen functions can be met.