Windows 8.1 flexible and rich split screen view function

The Win8.1 preview now offers a richer and more flexible "Snap Views" feature that not only supports low-resolution screens, but also up to four split screens; Intelligent split screen adjustment, also supports manual adjustment of the area ratio between split screens to meet different application needs.
Win 8.1 & ldquo; Snap Views & rdquo; function supports intelligent adjustment

Win 8.1 's Snap Views Snap Views' function supports intelligent adjustment. If we open the photo in the mail app, Win8.1 preview will think that the photo browsing needs more space, directly display the mail application and the photo application side by side; if we open a directly in the mail application For websites, the split screen display ratio of emails applied to IE browsers will automatically change to 1:1.
Icon: Win8.1 preview flexible split screen view function

Win 8.1“ split view (Snap Views)” support low resolution screen, but different resolution supports split screen Different

It is important to note that although the Win8.1 preview supports low-resolution screens and can split up to four screens, different screen resolutions support different screen sizes. For example, 1024× 768 pixels and 1366× 768-pixel screen can only display two applications simultaneously. 1600× 1200-pixel screen supports three-screen, 2560× 1920-pixel screen supports quad-screen. So friends should pay attention to the resolution of their device screen when trying out the split screen view function of Win8.1 preview.
Win8.1 split screen view function operation

Open multiple applications in Win8.1 preview, move the mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the second application appears, move the pointer down View the most recently used app, select the app that needs to be placed next to the app, and use the mouse or your finger to pull the app thumbnail to the right side of the screen until about two-thirds of the right side of the screen has a vertical divider with three small dots (After the separation line appears, we can also drag the application thumbnail to the left, the divider will move to the left), release the mouse or finger, we can see two applications simultaneously on the Win8 screen, two applications Can be controlled separately.

We can also right click on the application thumbnail interface on the left side of the screen and select the selected application to the left or right of the current application from the right-click menu.

The scale of the split screen view can be flexibly adjusted according to the needs. Pulling the divider line contains three small dot parts in the middle, which can adjust the application visible area to two-thirds or one-third of the screen area. Pulling the divider out of the screen restores the full screen display.

In the split screen view state, we can also pull other applications to the split screen range at any time to replace the currently displayed application.

The traditional desktop of Win8.1 preview is also regarded as an application in Win8. We can display it on the Win8 widescreen side by side with other applications. The window on the desktop will be displayed in the split screen. In the middle, pull the scroll bar to view.

In a higher resolution screen we can display more applications on the same screen. For example, in the image below, we display three applications side by side on the screen, and each application can be manipulated separately.

In addition, the split screen view function of Win8.1 preview also optimizes the support for multiple monitors. We can not only open multiple applications at the same time on the same display device, but also display the same application interface. In a plurality of displayed devices, for example, one display can be displayed "Start", and the remaining displays run different Modern applications.

Above, we have experienced the more flexible and rich "Snap Views" feature of Win8.1 Preview, which not only supports low-resolution screens, but also can split up to four screens. Support manual adjustment of the area ratio between split screens to meet a variety of different application needs. You can see that the Win8.1 preview has made a lot of optimizations and efforts in the user interface and experience. The latest news shows that Windows 8.1 will also provide the "Extra Large" option to allow the display to scale text by 200%. And other projects (Windows 8 can only scale up to 150%) and allow users to individually select DPI scaling values ​​for each display. By default, Windows 8.1 will select the best DPI scaling value for each display, while also APIs are provided for the application to help them choose the best scaling value. In other words, Win8.1 is constantly optimizing the update. There are more surprises for everyone when it is officially released.