Arrange Multiple Program Windows on One Monitor

So you you still don't have two monitors, and you're tired of toggling and click to view all those windows you've got layered like a top heavy birthday cake all over your desktop...

Windows XP
Arrange your windows side by side on that one puny monitor and make your life a bit easier...

Hold down the Ctrl button and click on each of your programs that you want to view, once selected, right click  on one of the selected and choose either "Cascade" , "Tile Horizontally", or "Tile Vertically"



Windows 7
You can arrange open windows in one of three ways:
  • Cascade, which puts windows in a single stack that has been fanned out so that the window titles appear.
  • Stacked, which puts windows in one or more vertical stacks depending on how many windows you have open.
  • Side by side, which places each window—open, but not maximized—on the desktop so you can see all the windows at once.
Picture of windows arranged in a cascade, vertical stack, and side-by-side patternArrange windows in a cascade (left), vertical stack (center), or side-by-side pattern (right)

To arrange your open windows, right-click an empty area of the taskbar, then click Cascade windows, Show windows stacked, or Show windows side by side.

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