Experience the flexible and rich split-screen view of Windows 8.1

In the Windows 8 operating system released last October, we have already experienced the "Snap Views" feature provided by Microsoft for widescreen device users, which can be used for two applications that need to be in sight. At the same time and discharged on the Win8 screen for easy viewing. At the same time, Windows traditional desktop is also regarded as an application, which supports side-by-side windowing in the sub-screen. However, the "Snap Views" function in the Win8 system has many limitations. For example, the screen resolution must be 1366× 768 pixels and above can be used, and only two applications can be displayed at the same time.

Now, the Win8.1 preview offers a richer and more flexible "Snap Views" feature that not only supports low-resolution screens, but also up to four split screens; The system provides intelligent split screen adjustment, and 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 & ldquo; Snap Views Snap Views Support smart 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.

Illustration: Win 8.1 Preview Flexible Split Screen View Function

Win 8.1 & ldquo; Snap Views rd View; support low resolution screen, but different resolution support The number of split screens is different

It should be emphasized that although the Win8.1 preview version supports low resolution screens and can split up to four screens, different screen resolutions support different screen splits. . 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 and move the mouse pointer to the screen From the top left corner until the second app appears, move the pointer down to view the most recently used app, select the app that needs to be placed next to the app, and use the mouse or finger to pull the app thumbnail to the right side of the screen until the right end of the screen is about three minutes At the second place, there is a vertical dividing line with three small dots. After the dividing line appears, we can also drag the application thumbnail to the left and the dividing line to the left. Release the mouse or finger and we will It can be seen that two applications are displayed on the Win8 screen at the same time, and both applications can be individually controlled.

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 the screen. Two-thirds or one-third of the 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 to replace the currently displayed application.

The Win8.1 preview version of the traditional desktop is also considered an application in Win8, we can display it alongside other applications on the Win8 widescreen, on the desktop The window will be displayed in the split screen, and the scroll bar can be pulled to view it.

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 Let the same application interface be displayed on multiple display devices, for example, one display can be displayed “Start”, and the remaining monitors 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.