Setting window placement options
You can customize the placement of windows on the desktop. You can choose the amount of overlap that the interactive placement setting allows before switching to manual mode. The amount of overlap is shown in percent of desktop space.
To set window placement
1. Click Application Starter, Windows.
2. Click Properties.
3. Choose one of the following window placement styles from the Placement Policy list box:
Smartplaces a new window on the largest empty desktop area
Cascadeplaces a new window on top of the previously opened window, so the Title Bar of each window is visible
Randomplaces new windows randomly on the desktop
Manualopens a new window at the same location as the cursor. The window moves with the cursor until you click.
Interactiveplaces a window in an empty area of the desktop; if no areas are available, you must place the window manually
To set allowed overlap of windows for the Interactive window placement option
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous procedure.
2. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) button beside the Allowed Overlap box to increase or decrease the percent of desktop space allowed for window overlap.
Note
You can set the allowed amount of overlap only for the Interactive placement option.