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When you are using the Windows operating system, it is possible to open many programs at one time. Each program will open in a new window. When you have more than one window open, there are various tricks that allow you to work more quickly in between these windows.

Switching quickly from one window to another

This trick is useful if you have multiple windows open, and want to switch from one to another without having to use the mouse.

1. Hold down the "Alt" key to the left of the spacebar;
2. Press the "Tab" key - this is usually above "Caps Lock", and has a picture of two arrows on it, facing opposite directions;
3. With the Alt key held down, keep pressing the Tab key until the window you want to open is highlighted;
4. Release the Tab key to open the highlighted window.

"Tiling" windows

Sometimes you might want to be able to view two windows side by side on your screen - for example, if you are reading notes in the UCanWiki and applying these notes to a program at the same time. Windows has a neat feature which allows you to place two windows side by side:

1. Click the taskbar entry for the first window you want to view;
2. Press and hold down the "Ctrl" key;
3. Click the taskbar entry for the second window you want to view - both of the taskbar entries should now be selected;
4. Release the control key;
5. Right-click on either of the taskbar entries you selected;
6. Click "Tile Horizontally" if you want your windows to appear one above the other; or click "Tile Vertically" if you want your windows to appear side-by-side. If you are reading notes from the UCanWiki, it is often best to tile the window vertically.

Note: it is possible to tile more than two windows: just keep Ctrl held down while you click on their entries in the taskbar, and then follow steps 4-6 above.

Tiling windows using StickyKeys

Your computer might make use of the "StickyKeys" function, where the shift, Alt and Ctrl keys are held down for you when you press them. If your computer does make use of StickyKeys, use these instructions to tile windows:

1. Press the shift key twice; this has the same effect as holding the shift key down indefinitely;
2. Press, in turn, each item in the taskbar that you want to tile;
3. If you find an item in the taskbar is selected but you don't want it to be one of the windows that is tiled, just click on it to deselect it;
4. When you have selected all the taskbar items you want to tile, right click on one of them and then click "Tile Vertically";
5. The windows you selected should now be tiled on your computer screen; the last thing to do is to press shift again, just once, so that your computer stops holding it down for you.