How to Split Screen or SNAP in Windows 7

Students in Mrs. Sale's room learned some new features of Windows 7 during their class. Their assignment was delivered to them via their teacher's Blackboard course. The assignment requested that they explore the topic of Pearl Harbor using a web article, an infographic, and a Safari online video. During their research they were to type a half page summary about all the information they had learned. To make this project more manageable students were introduced to the skill of split screening also called the SNAP feature. Split screening is a feature available to any users on Windows 7. Split screening gives the ability to work in two windows at one time. Students could have their video playing on the left hand side of the screen while simultanesouly typing their summary on the right side. See photos below.

To use the split screen/Snap feature follow the steps below.

1. Open two applications you'd like to work with and maximize both screens.
2. Click the title bar of one of the windows, hold down your left mouse button and drag the window to the left side of the screen (towards the corner). When the window reaches the location, you'll see a faint rectangular outline.
3. Release your mouse button. This application will fill in the left side of your screen.
4. Move to your other application, click the title bar and drag the window to the screen's right side corner. Do this until the outline appears again.
5. Release the button and the second application will fill the window.
6. Both applications now appear side by side allowing the freedom to work in both screens.