Hello friends today i am gonna show you how to move windows using keyboard in windows 7.
Yes sometimes situations come when you left with the options of using only keyboard and monitor to do a job without a mouse then these tips come in handy.
Yes knowing these steps helps in situation when mouse is not working and have to do the job urgently.
I am gonna show you three tips
Yes there are three tips in this post in which you can increment move your window in small steps,
you can snap the window right or left as you wish and atlast the multi monitor setup and some PC shortcuts.
Method 1 – Incremental Move
Step 1: Either click on the window or if you want to use the keyboard, press ALT+TAB and make the window you want to move active.
Step 2: Now go ahead and press ALT+SPACEBAR and you’ll see a small menu appear in the window.
Step 3: Now press M, which will basically choose the Move option in the menu.
Step 4: Now use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the window to the new position that you desire.
Step 5: Press the Enter key to get out of the move mode. Also, if you want to have the window go back to the original position before you started the move, press the Esc key instead.
Yes these five simple steps are easy to apply and takes less than five minutes.
Method 2 – Windows Snap
Windows 7 has a nifty feature that lets you snap windows to the left-hand or right-hand side of the screen. If you drag a window to the right or left, it will automatically resize and snap to the side.
This is really simple and comes in handy when you have to work with two windows simultaneously like copy pasting job etc..
To do this using the keyboard, press the Windows Key + the right or left arrow. Make sure to hold down the Windows key while pressing the left and right arrow keys. It’s actually pretty neat and much faster than dragging the window around the screen
Method 3 – Multi-Monitor Setups
Lastly, for moving between multiple monitors, all you have to do is add SHIFT to the above key combo, so it would simply be Windows Key + Shift + right or left arrow.
For the power users who really want to control their windows, moving may not be enough. So here’s a few other shortcuts that could come in handy if you are left with nothing but a keyboard and Windows:
End – Will display the bottom of the active window (in case you need to scroll using the keyboard)
Home – Will display the top of the active window
F11 – Will either maximize or minimize the active window
Ctrl + Tab – If you have a window with tabs, then this will move you forward through the tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Will move you back through the tabs
Windows Key + Shift + Up Arrow – This will stretch a window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Yes sometimes situations come when you left with the options of using only keyboard and monitor to do a job without a mouse then these tips come in handy.
Yes knowing these steps helps in situation when mouse is not working and have to do the job urgently.
I am gonna show you three tips
Yes there are three tips in this post in which you can increment move your window in small steps,
you can snap the window right or left as you wish and atlast the multi monitor setup and some PC shortcuts.
Method 1 – Incremental Move
Step 1: Either click on the window or if you want to use the keyboard, press ALT+TAB and make the window you want to move active.
Step 2: Now go ahead and press ALT+SPACEBAR and you’ll see a small menu appear in the window.
Step 3: Now press M, which will basically choose the Move option in the menu.
Step 4: Now use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the window to the new position that you desire.
Step 5: Press the Enter key to get out of the move mode. Also, if you want to have the window go back to the original position before you started the move, press the Esc key instead.
Yes these five simple steps are easy to apply and takes less than five minutes.
Method 2 – Windows Snap
Windows 7 has a nifty feature that lets you snap windows to the left-hand or right-hand side of the screen. If you drag a window to the right or left, it will automatically resize and snap to the side.
This is really simple and comes in handy when you have to work with two windows simultaneously like copy pasting job etc..
To do this using the keyboard, press the Windows Key + the right or left arrow. Make sure to hold down the Windows key while pressing the left and right arrow keys. It’s actually pretty neat and much faster than dragging the window around the screen
Method 3 – Multi-Monitor Setups
Lastly, for moving between multiple monitors, all you have to do is add SHIFT to the above key combo, so it would simply be Windows Key + Shift + right or left arrow.
For the power users who really want to control their windows, moving may not be enough. So here’s a few other shortcuts that could come in handy if you are left with nothing but a keyboard and Windows:
End – Will display the bottom of the active window (in case you need to scroll using the keyboard)
Home – Will display the top of the active window
F11 – Will either maximize or minimize the active window
Ctrl + Tab – If you have a window with tabs, then this will move you forward through the tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Will move you back through the tabs
Windows Key + Shift + Up Arrow – This will stretch a window to the top and bottom of the screen.
