Organize Windows on Mac Without Fumbling with the Mouse: New Window Tiling Shortcuts

If you're working with two or three applications at the same time on a Mac, constantly dragging windows with the mouse can waste time.

Apple's current macOS documentation includes new layouts and keyboard shortcuts for window tiling.

How do you move the window to half the screen on Mac?

When the active window is open:

Fn + Control + Left Arrow

shortcut can move the window to the left half of the screen.

For right side:

Fn + Control + Right Arrow

available.

Move the window to the top or bottom of the screen

In Apple's current shortcuts:

Fn + Control + Up Arrow

move the active window to the top,

Fn + Control + Down Arrow

can move it to the lower section.

How do you fill the window to the entire screen?

From Apple's documentation:

Fn + Control + F

can be used to expand the active window to fill the desktop.

Centering the window

To move the window to the center of the screen:

Fn + Control + C

is available.

Can also be done with the mouse

If you don't like keyboard shortcuts:

1. Hover over the green button at the top left of the window.

2. Select the layout you want from the window tiling options that pop up.

Apple also says in the menu bar:

Window → Move & Resize

section.

On Mac, the window can automatically dock when dragged aside

If this feature is turned off, you can turn it on.

1. System Settings.

2. Desktop and Dock.

3. Windows section.

4. Tile windows by dragging them to the left or right edge of the screen.

Apple also offers options like filling the screen by dragging windows to the menu bar and tiling them by holding down the Option key.

It is possible to edit all three windows

Apple's current shortcuts also include more advanced quarter-screen layouts.

For example:

• A window on the right

• Second window at top left

• The third window is at the bottom left

can be created.

Use case for content creators

For example, if you are creating a YouTube video:

Left side: Scenario

Top right: Research

Bottom right: Image or video editing

.

This way you won't have to constantly minimize and maximize the window.