Split the Windows® Desktop: How to Divide a Single Large Desktop into Multiple Smaller Ones

1. Introduction
2. Desktop Divider
3. Conclusion

Introduction

Average size and video resolution of computer displays have been strongly increased in recent years. Therefore, desktop workspace has been increased too (especially when using multiple monitors). It allows working with several windows at the same time, and they will not overlap each other. However, to achieve such window allocation without overlapping, you will have to waste the most expensive thing in a work – the time.

That's why Actual Tools offers a new decision for this problem to users of Actual Multiple Monitors and Actual Window Manager – the new feature called Desktop Divider.

Desktop Divider

Desktop Divider allows to split the desktop area into any number of adjacent non-intersecting zones – tiles. Each tile behaves like a small desktop within its own borders: if you maximize a window within the boundaries of the tile, window will span the tile's area.

You'll see the tiles as soon as you begin to drag any window. There are a few ways of maximizing window into the tile:

1. Using Aero Snap feature. Just drag the window to any boundary of the tile.
2. Standard maximize button. Window will maximized to the tile, which contains the mouse pointer. To use it, activate ‘Maximize to Desktop Divider’s tile’ parameter in Action tab from Mouse options.

   
   Activate Maximize Button

3. ‘Put into Divider tile’ title button. Click to this button with left mouse button to move the window to the next Divider's tile. Use right mouse button to select the tile for window's moving.

   
   Divider's Tile Selector

4. Hotkeys. You can use hotkeys to move the window between tiles in the desired direction.

   
   Divider's Hotkeys

You can activate or deactivate Desktop Divider as soon as you wish with one of the two ways: First, with the check box ‘Enable Desktop Divider’ in configuration window of the software. And second, with ‘Enable Desktop Divider’ in Windows context menu. Desktop Divider can work in one of the following work modes:

1. Always Active - you can use the Desktop Divider each time you drag or maximize a window.

2. Active While the Modifier Keys Pressed - hold down the specified modifier keys when dragging a window to activate the Desktop Divider. Once you release the modifier keys, Desktop Divider feature becomes inactive.

3. Active While the Modifier Keys Not Pressed - same as Always Active but you can temporarily suspend the Desktop Divider by holding down the specified modifier keys. Releasing the modifier keys will activate the Desktop Divider back.

Configuring the Desktop Divider layout

You can create as many tile layouts for your desktop as you need and then switch between them in as the circumstances require: activate the needed layout in the Actual Multiple Monitors Settings dialog using the Activate the Layout button, assign a custom hotkey combination to certain layouts or use the Desktop context menu.

Layout Tiles Editor

3. Conclusion

Save your time and nerves with the new Actual Tools feature – Desktop Divider. Make your work easier and more pleasant.

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