As I’ve shown repeatedly in this blog, Windows can be improved in many ways.
There's a nice free program called WinWarden. (Actually there are lots of great free programs at the same website – worth checking out)
Some things WinWarden does can be done without it. E.g.:
You can change the shape and size of any window in Windows by clicking the middle of the three icons in the top left-hand corner of any window.
in particular THIS one:
And dragging the edges of the window to get the desired size.
With WInWarden you can re-size windows quickly to certain useful sizes.
Right-clicking on the WinWarden icon
brings up the following menu:
Hovering the mouse over “Cover” brings up another menu:
I find this very useful whenever I need to compare two documents or copy between them.
Select e.g. “Right Half” for one document and “Left Half” for another
(the menu works for the currently active window) and within a couple of clicks you have a divided screen with one document on each of the two halves of the screen. (If you prefer “Top Half” and “Bottom Half” – same idea).
Now THIS is new … after having chosen “Right Ha;f” (or “Left Half”) right click on the WinWarden system tray menu again and hit “Remember”. Now, even if you go to something else in the meantime, when you come back to the relevant document(s) the settings will be as before.
Here’s an example of two files locked into the right and left halves of the screen:
There are other functionality enhancements that come with WinWarden but more on that next time.
Jason
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