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WINDOWS SHORTCUT MASTERY · LESSON 29
Choose a window layout: Windows + Z
FREE LESSON
3 minutesWindows 11Beginner
Section 1 of 33 minutes
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UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
When this helps
What am I going to do?
Read the idea, learn the key combination and answer a question about when it would help.
What will I learn?
Know when and how to choose a window layout.
A large screen can hold several apps in a tidy arrangement. Windows offers layouts so you do not have to size every window yourself.
LEARN THE SHORTCUT
The keys and what happens
Where it works Windows 11
Windows+Z
Key names are shown separately, not as a keyboard layout. A + between key boxes means combine them. A box named Plus means the actual Plus key. Follow the steps below for alternatives.
1How to use it
Click the title bar of the window you want to arrange. Hold Windows, press Z, then release both. Click a position in one of the available layouts, then choose other windows for any remaining spaces offered.
2What to watch for
Layouts vary with screen size and the app. If the chooser shows numbers, you can use the displayed number keys. Press Escape to cancel. This arranges windows; it does not join their files together.
You can learn this shortcut without pressing it here. The real keys act on your computer or the app you are using.
CHOOSE THE USEFUL ACTION
When would you use it?
You want three open apps arranged neatly on a wide screen. Which use fits?
Choose a layout with spaces for those windows.
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