Windows 8.1 flexible and rich split-screen view function

  
Now, Win8.1 preview provides a more flexible and flexible "Snap Views" function, which not only supports low-resolution screens, but also the maximum number of split screens. Up to four; 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) & rdquo; 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.

Graphic: Win8.1 preview version of flexible split screen view function
Win 8.1“ split screen view (Snap Views)” support low resolution screen, but different resolution supports split screen number Different
It is important to emphasize that although the Win8.1 preview version supports low resolution screens and can split up to four screens, the screen resolutions supported by different screen resolutions are different. 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 view function operation in multiple applications open
Win8.1 Preview, move the mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the second application occurs, the pointer to the Move 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 your finger to pull the app thumbnail to the right side of the screen until about two-thirds of the right end of the screen appears with three small dots. To the divider (after the divider appears, we can also drag the application thumbnail to the left and the divider to the left). Release the mouse or finger and we can see that both applications are displayed on the Win8 screen. Both applications can be manipulated individually.
We can also right click on the application thumbnail interface on the left side of the screen and select the selected application to be inserted to the left or right side of the current application from the right-click menu. Ratio


split view may be adjusted according to need, the dividing line to pull the intermediate portion comprises three small dots, may be applied to two thirds of the viewing area of ​​the screen or to adjust thirds An 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 alongside other applications in Win8 widescreen. The window on the desktop will be displayed in 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.
The above we have experienced the more flexible and rich "Snap Views" function of Win8.1 preview, which not only supports low resolution screen, but also can split up to four screens, support manual adjustment. The area ratio between the split screens meets the needs of various applications. 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.

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