Some of you probably already know this, but I saw it on a Windows 7 ad on TV last night. If you grab the top bar of any window on the desktop and give it a shake, it minimises all other windows aprt from the one you are `holding`.. Pretty neat.. anyone know of any others?
Another one I like is pressing the windows key and the left or right arrow to attach the window to the side of the screen.
Thanks for the tip. I've been using the ability to drag a window to attach it to one side of the screen, but with a multi monitor setup, it only snaps to the edges of my desktop, which spans 2 monitors. Using the keyboard, it applies it to the monitor screen the window is on, rather than the entire desktop.
You can use the windows keys to snap to the side, or just drag the window to the left or right. Dragging it to the top maximizes it. Dragging the bottom edge of the window maximizes it vertically (width stays the same).
If using two monitors and you want a window to be full screen on the other monitor. Just drag to the other screen and bump it to the top of the screen. It will automatically expand to fill the screen.
One thing I'm curious about is how windows 7 remembers which monitor to open an application on. I've had times where I've left a window on one monitor and shut down the computer expecting it to open on that monitor the next time but it doesn't always do that.
If using two monitors and you want a window to be full screen on the other monitor. Just drag to the other screen and bump it to the top of the screen. It will automatically expand to fill the screen.
One thing I'm curious about is how windows 7 remembers which monitor to open an application on. I've had times where I've left a window on one monitor and shut down the computer expecting it to open on that monitor the next time but it doesn't always do that.
Sad to hear that still happens with W7. I was hoping it would be fixed, if indeed it can be. Winamp, for some reason, remembers where it was but I can only think of that one app.
If using two monitors and you want a window to be full screen on the other monitor. Just drag to the other screen and bump it to the top of the screen. It will automatically expand to fill the screen.
One thing I'm curious about is how windows 7 remembers which monitor to open an application on. I've had times where I've left a window on one monitor and shut down the computer expecting it to open on that monitor the next time but it doesn't always do that.
Sad to hear that still happens with W7. I was hoping it would be fixed, if indeed it can be. Winamp, for some reason, remembers where it was but I can only think of that one app.
Photoshop, Lightroom, Photojunction all open on the monitors I last used them on.. Same with Chrome, Firefox and IE...
I use the windows button + tab button a lot which enables you to see all your open apps in a sort of cascade/at an angle view and allows you to cycle through them - much better than alt+tab. Though I suspect most people know about this anyway.
I use the windows button + tab button a lot which enables you to see all your open apps in a sort of cascade/at an angle view and allows you to cycle through them - much better than alt+tab. Though I suspect most people know about this anyway.
Only works if Aero is enabled - otherwise it reverts to the old style method. But once you have activated WINDOWS-TAB under Aero, you can use your mousewheel to cycle through your windows (as long as you hold down the windows button)
