100 Computer Tips in 100 Days
Tip #85 - Windows Aero Snap Feature
If you have Windows 7 or a later version, you can use
Aero Snap to arrange windows side by side, which can be especially helpful when
comparing two documents or when moving files from one place to another. With
Aero Snap you can grab a window from the Title Bar and move your mouse to the
left or right edge of the screen and the window will resize to fill half the
screen. Repeat with a second window, this time going to the opposite side of
the screen. Now with two easy motions you have a setup that makes both of these
screens visible.
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| Windows being snapped left and right using Aero Snap |
In researching this tip I learned that you can also
accomplish this from the keyboard, making it even easier. Click on one of the
windows to make it active and from your keyboard hold down the Windows key and
press the left arrow key. Now click the
other window and use the Windows key and the right arrow key. Shazam! Windows key and the
up arrow returns the window to a maximized position.
Apple people have been a little envious about the ability
to accomplish this in the Windows environment but it was not part of the Apple
OS. You can download something called “cinch” from the Apple store (less than
$10), which will allow Apple computers to accomplish the same thing.
Bonus brownie points for anyone who can identify which TV character used to say Shazam! Leave your guess in the comments area of the blog.
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OK Diane,
ReplyDeleteI'll do anything for Brownie points. Was the character the little alien from The Flinstones who appeared in the later seasons? He would float around Fred and Barnie and sometimes disappear too. I don't remember his name.
Sorry I haven't commented on too many posts. They're all great!
Good guess Monica but no. I'll give you the answer soon if someone else doesn't guess it first.
ReplyDeleteNo one else guessed so I'll tell you. It was Gomer Pyle from the Andy Griffin Show.
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