ASCII.jp Windows 11 allows you to easily use window snap functions from the maximum button.

By using the Windows 11 snap layout function, it is possible to not only place the window according to the layout pattern, but also to group and switch.

　Windows 11 has enhanced window snap -related features.Specifically, there are two types, "Snap Layout" and "Snap Group".

　The window snap function begins with the "Aero snap" mounted on Windows 7.Windows Vista has a "Aero desktop", but Windows 7 has three features, "AERO Snap", "Aero Peak" and "Aero Shake".All can be used on Windows 11.However, AERO Shake has a function to stop on Windows 11 alone.

　In Windows 11, the name of the taskbar icon and notification area seems to have changed.Looking at "Settings" → "Personal settings" → "Taskbar", the "notification area" ("system tray" up to Windows 7) is the "Taskbar Corner", "Taskbar Corner)," Taskbar icon ".(Taskbar button up to Windows 8) is "Taskbar Apps" (TaskBar Apps).

In Windows 11, the name of the "taskbar icon" is changed to "taskbar application".In addition, the "notification area" seems to have become a "taskbar corner".

　Nevertheless, it is a confusion that suddenly changes the name, and it cannot be denied the possibility that it will be changed in the future, so in this article it will be "notification area" and "taskbar icon" as before.

"Snap layout" displayed when you bring the mouse cursor to the maximum button

　In Windows 11, placing a mouse cursor on the "maximization" of the caption button at the top right of the window (this is called hover) and "snap layout" are displayed.Alternatively, "Win + Z" can be displayed in the same way.You can use this to make the window snapped.

Snap layout is displayed by putting a mouse cursor on the "maximization" of the caption button on the upper right of the window.

　If the snap layout is a 24 -inch type and a side with a side of 1920 dots or more, six types of layouts, including three vertical divisions, will be presented, but four layouts will be presented in size / resolution that does not satisfy it.

If the resolution is low or the physical screen size is small, the layout will be displayed only for up to two divisions.

　It also supports the screen rotation, and on the vertical screen, the layout is switched to vertical orientation, and 3 divisions are divided into three parts.

The snap layout also supports screen rotation, displaying the layout according to the vertical screen.

　When there is a window displayed in the snap layout, place the mouse cursor at the boundary to change the split size.

If you put the mouse cursor on the boundary of the snapped window, you can change the size together.

　In the snap layout, the window is snapped to that position by clicking the area inside the layout.The snap function up to Windows 10 can be snapped in a 4th corner of the desktop while dragging the window, and if you bring it to the left and right sides, you can snap the left and right two parts.rice field.Conversely, it only supported this split pattern.In the snap layout, the right side can only split up and down, asymmetric left and right divisions, and three vertical divisions, and the division pattern is increasing.However, at this time, the split pattern cannot be added or changed.

　In addition, there are some restrictions on a snap -up window, including snap layouts.First, the minimum size of the window width must be 500 dots or less.The other is that when the vertical minimum size of the window protrudes the snap area, it can be snapped up and down.To be precise, snapping a window, which cannot be smaller than "(desktop height -height of taskbar)", will be kicked out of the snap group from the snap group.Normally, it does not occur much, but depending on the app, the minimum height may be a problem.

The window of the app arranged in the snap layout is summarized in the "Snap Group"

　Snapping the window using a snap layout and the window is registered in the selected layout "Snap Group".

　The Snap Group summarizes multiple windows that have been snapped on the desktop with the same layout.When the window is registered in the snap group, the snap group will be displayed on the thumbnail display of the taskbar icon.Click this to display the window registered in the snap group at a stretch.

The window snapped with a snap layout is registered in the snap group.A snap group is displayed at the same time in the taskbar icon window preview, and other windows can be restored to the snap layout.

　However, there are some complicated conditions for the group.Windows can only be belonged to one layout group at the same time, and only one snap group is one layout pattern.However, in the case of multi -monitor, the snap group is created independently on each monitor (each desktop).Under this rule, multiple snap groups can be enabled at the same time, and each can be called and displayed on the front.

Snap group rules are a bit complicated, but multiple snap groups can exist at the same time.In the photo, there are up to three snap groups at the same time.

　If you move the window belonging to the Snap Group to cancel the snap state, you will be out of the group.Even if the window is minimized, it will not leave the group, but after maximizing, using the "restore" of the caption button will still be out of the group.Snap layouts are available even in the maximal state, so it is possible to belong to the snap group again.

　When using a snap group on a multi -monitor, it is more efficient to place a taskbar icon on each monitor.The snap group is independent of each monitor (for each desktop displayed on the monitor), so if the taskbar icon is displayed on other monitors, multiple snap groups will be displayed on the thumbnail display and it will be difficult to keep up with the ward.。

Since the snap group of one application is created for each multi -monitor desktop, if the taskbar icon is displayed on all monitors, a number of snap groups will be displayed in one app and will not be clear.

　For this setting, turn on "Display the taskbar on all displays" in "Personal setting" → "Taskbar" → "Taskbar operation", and display the taskbar application when using multiple displays.In place, select "Open window taskbar".In this case, the taskbar icon is only for the window displayed on the monitor.