Snap Assist to Arrange Windows

As you drag windows around the screen the snap assist feature helps you to arrange windows by snapping them in place. Once you have chosen a position for the first window, then miniatures of the other open windows are displayed on the screen so you can select which other window will be positioned alongside. You can snap up to 4 windows on the screen at a time.

Not only can you snap windows in place by positioning the windows using the mouse, but you can also arrange them using the snap assist layout, which was introduced in Windows 11. This lets you select the type of arrangement you want to use. Once you select your layout the snap assist helps you arrange other open windows into the panes.

Snapping Windows using the Mouse
• Move the first window to be positioned by dragging the window using its Title Bar into one of the following positions:

Left Side of the Screen
Right Side of the Screen
Top Right Corner of the Screen
Bottom Right Corner of the Screen
Bottom Left Corner of the Screen
Top Left Corner of the Screen

• As you drag the window into one of the above positions a snap assist outline will appear indicating where the window will be positioned when the mouse is released
• Release the mouse button and miniatures of the other open windows will be displayed on the screen
• Click the miniature of the window that you would like to have positioned alongside the window you have just positioned

Snapping Windows using the Keyboard
It is possible to arrange windows on the screen using the keyboard. To arrange windows on the screen using the keyboard you use the Windows key and either the Left or Right arrow key on the keyboard. The arrow key used will send your window in the direction of the arrow key.

• Make the window to be arranged the active window
• Press the Windows Key + one of the Arrow Keys below:

Arrow Left to send the window to the left side of the screen
Arrow Right to send the window to the right side of the screen

• A miniature of the open windows will appear on the screen
• Click the miniature of the window that you want to appear on the opposite side of your window

Snapping Windows using the Snap Layout
• Position the mouse over the Restore Button if you are in Maximise Mode or the Maximise Button if you are in the Restore Mode
• The Snap Layouts Pane will appear underneath showing the available layouts
• Each layout shows where you can place the active window
• Click the required layout
• The active window will be placed on the screen in the location selected
• A miniature of the other open windows will appear on the screen
• Click the miniature of the window that you want to appear alongside your active window
• The window will then appear in the other area of the screen
• To return to the Snap Layout Group, position the mouse over any of the app windows on the Taskbar in your currently arranged group to display the Snap Layout Group
• Click the Snap Layout Group to return to the window arrangement