In Windows 7, Is there a way to snap a window to a quarter of the screen instead of half?

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When I move a windows by the title bar to the left or side of the screen the windows "snaps" to the side and resizes itself to half the screen size. Is there a way to snap the windows to a quarter of the screen size?

score 13 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 16 '14 at 23:08

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Not without 3rd party software, unfortunately.

You could try GridMove, which works quite well, and is open source.

edited Feb 16 '14 at 23:08

Heptite

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answered Dec 15 '09 at 11:59

Phoshi

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score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 10 '16 at 17:03

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You can just use Windows Task Manager, it's what I use at work with our Windows 7 machines.

Task Manager

Then Shift-select the four windows you want in your quad view and select either 'Tile Horizontally' or 'Tile Vertically' - both will produce the desired output.

Task Manager with four options selected

edited Nov 10 '16 at 17:03

Gareth

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answered Nov 10 '16 at 16:01

Bilbo

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T. Kaltnekar · Answer 3 · 2014-09-01T07:01:04.617

You can use Winsplit Revolution.

In addition to having shortcut keys for positioning windows it also has a function called Drag'n'Go. By default you need to press Ctrl+Alt to enable it. When there are multiple possibilities you can use scroll button to switch between them.

Apparently program was discontinued and original website doesn't have downloads anymore. You can still download program from Techspot, there are installer and portable versions available.

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 12:03

Try GridMove

I've used this a lot in the past, it has some ready-made arrangements and you can also do custom ones. You can define hotspot areas which are not the same as where the windows end up, to allow different overlapping windows if you want. Latestd version is for Vista but ought to work OK on 7 too.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 29 '15 at 19:39

I've tried a few of the suggestions above and they work alright, but I ended up discovering Mosaico and like it better mainly because of:

Smart use of the number pad to map to various sections of the screen
Ability to take a snapshot of the current layout and assign a hot key
Ability to cycle through various layouts
Ability to cycle a window's position through various monitors
Preview of areas when dragging a window around (supported by Divvy as well)

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 05 '21 at 13:34

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Toto

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answered Oct 03 '20 at 11:40

xiaodai

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 11 '12 at 05:33

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There's also AquaSnap, if the others don't work out for you.

answered Mar 11 '12 at 05:33

Ehtesh Choudhury

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Sep 14 '10 at 00:14

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I found that if you have an ATI graphics card installed, you get to use this program called HydraVision. It has a feature that lets you divide your screen into quarters, and you can "snap" any window to a quarter by simply right clicking on the title bar and choosing that option. Not as convenient as the mouse snap but still does the job.

edited Sep 14 '10 at 00:14

Dennis Williamson

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answered Dec 23 '09 at 11:12

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score -2 · Answer 9 · answered May 30 '17 at 21:38

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You could just drag to the desired location and put your mouse on the exact border - you can resize the window then. Not precisely "snapped", but you still can have multiple windows open.

answered May 30 '17 at 21:38

ndrewxie

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In Windows 7, Is there a way to snap a window to a quarter of the screen instead of half?

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