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Best new Windows 7 feature – Aero Snap

Some people probably won’t agree with me, but I think the best new feature in Windows 7 is Aero Snap.  Aero snap allows you to drag a window to either the top or the sides of the screen and have the window automatically resize.  If you drag it to either side, it will resize to half the screen – dragging it to the top maximizes the window.

AeroSnapThe picture above shows what happens to the windows when you drag the first window the left, and then the other to the right.

I use this a lot for file copying now.  I also hardly use the maximize button anymore – preferring instead to just drag the window to the top of the screen.

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Print | posted @ Monday, June 15, 2009 1:37 PM

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Gravatar # re: Best new Windows 7 feature – Aero Snap
by Triynko at 10/11/2010 2:27 PM
Definitely the best new feature. I especially love the drag-to-top maximizes window feature. With multiple monitors, its great that with a single drag operation, I can just grab a maximized window by its title bar and drag it to the other monitor and have it maximized there instantly. I use that all the time. I rarely use the dock to side though, because I usually have more than one window... but it's sometimes useful. I'd love to see a dock-to-corner feature, for docking 4 windows.
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