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As I do, I'll explain how you can use the controls in AquaSnap to fine-tune Snap in Windows 7. In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, I'll introduce you to AquaSnap and show you how you can use it to bring the new Aero features to Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can even use it in Windows 2000.Īnd, best of all, if you are using Windows 7 and wish you had more control over the Snap feature, you'll be glad to know that you can install and use AquaSnap to fine-tune the new Aero features in Windows 7! Well, fortunately for all of us (XP, Vista, and 7 users), the folks at Nurgo Software have developed a very cool piece of software called AquaSnap that brings the new Aero Snap and Shake features from Windows 7 to Windows XP and Windows Vista for free. In addition to hearing from Windows 7 users who liked Snap, I also heard from many Windows XP and Windows Vista users who have used Snap in Windows 7 and wished that there was a Snap feature for the older Windows operating systems. However, there were also many folks who chimed in that they really liked Snap and lauded its benefits. In that article's Discussion area, the folks who disliked Snap applauded my tip. While many of us think that Snap is an awesome feature (myself included), many others think that it is annoying, so I showed you how to quickly and easily disable Snap. As soon as you release the mouse button, the window will snap to that position.

When a window is dragged to the correct position, a ripple effect will emanate from the cursor and you'll see an animated outline of the window instantly appear in its new position. As you probably know, Snap is a new windows management feature in Microsoft Windows 7 that allows you to arrange open windows, including maximizing and resizing, just by dragging and dropping a window to different edges of the screen. Several weeks ago, I presented a short tip entitled Disable Snap in Windows 7.

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