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<credit type="author">
<name>Jakub Steiner</name>
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<credit type="author">
<name>Petr Kovar</name>
</credit>
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<title role="trail" type="link">Use windows and workspaces</title>
<link type="seealso" xref="shell-windows-switching"/>
<title role="seealso" type="link">A tutorial on using windows and workspaces</title>
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<title>Use windows and workspaces</title>
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<tt:p>Windows and Workspaces</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="6s" end="10s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window, grab the window’s titlebar and drag it to
the top of the screen.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="10s" end="13s">
<tt:p>When the screen is highlighted, release the window.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="14s" end="20s">
<tt:p>To unmaximize a window, grab the window’s titlebar and drag it
away from the edges of the screen.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="25s" end="29s">
<tt:p>You can also click the top bar to drag the window away and
unmaximize it.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="34s" end="38s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window along the left side of the screen, grab
the window’s titlebar and drag it to the left.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="38s" end="40s">
<tt:p>When half of the screen is highlighted, release the window.
</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="41s" end="44s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window along the right side of the screen, grab
the window’s titlebar and drag it to the right.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="44s" end="48s">
<tt:p>When half of the screen is highlighted, release the window.
</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="54s" end="60s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window using the keyboard, hold down the
<key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key and
press <key>↑</key>.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="61s" end="66s">
<tt:p>To restore the window to its unmaximized size, hold down the
<key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key and
press <key>↓</key>.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="66s" end="73s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window along the right side of the screen, hold
down the <key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key>
key and press <key>→</key>.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="76s" end="82s">
<tt:p>To maximize a window along the left side of the screen, hold
down the <key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key>
key and press <key>←</key>.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="83s" end="89s">
<tt:p>To move to a workspace which is below the current workspace,
press <keyseq><key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super
</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq>.</tt:p>
</tt:div>
<tt:div begin="90s" end="97s">
<tt:p>To move to a workspace which is above the current workspace,
press <keyseq><key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super
</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq>.</tt:p>
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<section id="use-workspaces-and-windows-maximize">
<title>Maximize and unmaximize windows</title>
<p></p>
<steps>
<item><p>To maximize a window so that it takes up all of the space on
your desktop, grab the window’s titlebar and drag it to the top of the
screen.</p></item>
<item><p>When the screen is highlighted, release the window to maximize
it.</p></item>
<item><p>To restore a window to its unmaximized size, grab the window’s
titlebar and drag it away from the edges of the screen.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="use-workspaces-and-windows-tile">
<title>Tile windows</title>
<p></p>
<steps>
<item><p>To maximize a window along a side of the screen, grab the window’s
titlebar and drag it to the left or right side of the screen.</p></item>
<item><p>When half of the screen is highlighted, release the window to
maximize it along the selected side of the screen.</p></item>
<item><p>To maximize two windows side-by-side, grab the titlebar of the
second window and drag it to the opposite side of the screen.</p></item>
<item><p>When half of the screen is highlighted, release the window to
maximize it along the opposite side of the screen.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="use-workspaces-and-windows-maximize-keyboard">
<title>Maximize and unmaximize windows using the keyboard</title>
<steps>
<item><p>To maximize a window using the keyboard, hold down the
<key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key and press
<key>↑</key>.</p></item>
<item><p>To unmaximize a window using the keyboard, hold down the
<key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key and press
<key>↓</key>.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="use-workspaces-and-windows-tile-keyboard">
<title>Tile windows using the keyboard</title>
<steps>
<item><p>To maximize a window along the right side of the screen, hold
down the <key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key
and press <key>→</key>.</p></item>
<item><p>To maximize a window along the left side of the screen, hold
down the <key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key
and press <key>←</key>.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="use-workspaces-and-windows-workspaces-keyboard">
<title>Switch workspaces using the keyboard</title>
<steps>
<item><p>To move to a workspace which is below the current workspace, press
<keyseq><key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key><key>Page
Down</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
<item><p>To move to a workspace which is above the current workspace, press
<keyseq><key href="help:gnome-help/keyboard-key-super">Super</key><key>Page
Up</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
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