Windows Scaling Using Drag & Drop

In the latest Windows 7, the overall size of the windows can be vastly changing with the use of mouse. The freeware AeroSnap enables control of open Windows even in the past Windows versions like in Windows 7. This is one of the small tools in the beta version, but it runs very reliably. You will need the .NET Framework 2.0 installed for the program to work.

Before using this program, you should modify a few options. For that right click on aero snap symbol in the taskbar and choose ‘Options’. On the left, choose the category ‘General’. There, deactivate the option ‘Show splash screen on startup’ and activate ‘Auto start AeroSnap with Windows’. The option ‘Remove AeroSnap from tray area’ should not be activated or the set up dialog can only be activated using the key combination [Windows]+[ A].

If you can assign a hot key in the ‘Snapping’ category, which must be pressed for the AeroSnap function. All the settings are confirmed means press ‘OK’. To customize a window, hence forth its title line and drag it with the mouse to the screen border. When you let go of the mouse, the window automatically snaps to the borders of the screen.

The old size adjustment remains saved and can be restored by single clicking on the title bar. However, this is possible only if the window was not maximized before.

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