Changing the active window

You can move, resize, link or extend the active window, or you can make a particular window active.

You need to activate Windows Control in order to use the Active window action. See Activate Windows Control.

  1. Edit the cell (F5).
  2. Click Add item Ctrl+click=Copy item in the Actions options group.
  3. Choose Windows Control from the Actions drop-down list.
  4. Select the Active window option from the first drop-down menu.
  5. From the next drop-down list, select one of the following options:
    Option Explanation
    Move To move the set number of pixels of the active window to Up, Left, Down, Right.
    Move (%) To move the set percentage of the active window to Up, Left, Down, Right.
    Size To extend the set number of pixels of the active window to Top, Bottom, Left, Right. You can also adjust the size of the active window with the Maximize, Minimize actions. The Restore action reduces the window to its previous size.
    Dock In order to link the active window on the screen to the Top, Bottom, Left, Right. The Smart positioning action positions the active window in the best possible way on the remaining space on the screen.
    Tile In order to extend the active window on the screen to the Top, Bottom, Left, Right. The other windows are justified on the screen. The Smart positioning action maximizes all the windows and the active window is brought to the top.
    Select next window This action enables you to enter (part of) the name in the title bar of the window you want to activate. For example, if you enter "Word", the window that has Word in the title bar is activated.
  6. Click OK.