January 27th, 2010 I tried to use the window Aero Snap feature on Windows 7 today that allows you to snap windows to the left or right of the screen by holding the title bar and dragging to the left or right edges. This work well for systems with one monitor, but with dual monitors, the desktop is treated as being the size of the entire multi-monitor area and therefore the right edge is on the right hand side of the second monitor.
What if you want to snap a window to the right edge of the primary monitor, or the left edge of the secondary monitor for that matter?
Well, thankfully, Aero Snap can also be utilised via the keyboard:
- Holding the Windows key down and tapping the left cursor key will cycle the current window from monitor edge to monitor edge anti-clockwise.
- Holding the Windows key down and tapping the right cursor key will cycle the current window from monitor edge to monitor edge clockwise.
- Holding the Windows key down and tapping the up cursor key will maximise the current window on the monitor which it is displayed.
- Holding the Windows key down and tapping the down cursor key will restore the current window if it is maximised and minimise it if it is restored.
