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Tip

To move the window back again, either hit the same keystroke a few more times (it

cycles left, right, original spot, over and over), or use the key with the opposite
arrow key.

At this point, your window is now hugging the side of your
monitor, extending only halfway into it (Figure 2-3, top). But that’s
not the end of the magic show.

2. Adjust the width of the half-window, if you like.

That’s right: Your Windows Snap experience doesn’t have to result

in a 50/50 split of the screen. It can be 60/40 or whatever you like,
within reason. Just grab the inward edge of the window and drag it
as wide or narrow as you like.

3. Click the miniature of the window you want to fill the other half of
the screen.

Thanks to a feature called Snap Assist, you may notice that the
other open windows have shrunk down to little index cards,
huddling in the empty half of the screen. They’re saying: “Which
of us will you pick to fill the empty half?” Click the one you want,

and voilà: two windows, perfectly splitting the available screen
area (Figure 2-3, bottom).

To end the Snap session, drag a window away from the edge or press +
or + .

Note

If you’re using two monitors, the + or + keystrokes instead make your active window
jump to the other monitor. See “Multiple Monitors”.

Split the screen into three or four windows