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Chapter 2: The Traditional Desktop
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4. Snap the app of your choosing against your
desktop.
These steps are much simpler to do than read.
But here goes:
 •Mouse: Point at the screen’s top- or bottom-
left corner until a thumbnail of your most
recently used app appears. Right-click the
desired app and, from the pop-up menu,
choose Snap Left or Snap Right to snap the
app to the screen side of your choosing.
 •Touchscreen: Slowly drag your finger from
the left edge of the screen inward; your most
recently opened app appears, following along
with the motion of your finger. When a vertical
strip appears onscreen, lift your finger, and the
app snaps itself to the screen’s left edge.
When the app snaps against the desktop’s edge, it
leaves a vertical bar separating it from your desktop.
When the app snaps against the desktop’s edge, it
stays there, even if you switch to the Start screen or
load other apps.
Although app snapping works well for a few tasks, it
comes with more rules than a librarian:
✓ To unsnap the app, drag that vertical bar toward
the screen’s edge. Or press
+ . (period) until
the app disappears.
✓ When the app sticks to the side, you can drag
the vertical bar inward, making the app fill most
of the screen and turning the desktop into a
rather useless little strip.
✓ To toggle the app from one edge to another,
press + . (period); the app switches sides.
Press + . (period) again, and the app unsnaps
from the edge.
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