In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, a display, and an input device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a first column and a second column in an application region. The method includes detecting, via the input device, a first user input that starts at a location at a top of the application region and moves toward an edge of the application region. The method includes, in response to detecting the first user input, changing the number of columns displayed in the application region, wherein changing the number of columns displayed in the application region includes, in accordance with a determination that the first user input was in a first direction, displaying a third column in the application region while maintaining display of the first column and the second column in the application region.