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How to Create Shortcuts for Show Windows Stacked or Side by Side in Vista Information | | This will show you how to create a Show Windows Stacked, Show Windows Side by Side, and a Undo Windows (For: Undo Show Stacked and Undo Show Side by Side) shortcut that can be placed where you like them for easy use. |  | NOTE | | These shortcuts will allow you to have open windows on your desktop to either be displayed side by side vertically or stacked horizontally. The UndoWindows shortcut will set the open window back the way they were displayed before clicking on the SideBySide and Stacked shortcuts. |  | RELATED LINKS: EXAMPLE: Show Windows Stacked on Desktop
EXAMPLE: Show Windows Side by Side on Desktop
EXAMPLE: Default Shortcuts Location NOTE: This is the location of the Vista default shortcuts for these. Right click on the taskbar to see these. You will not see Undo Show Stacked or Undo Show Side by Side until after you clicked on either Show Windows Side by Side or Show Windows Stacked.   
| OPTION ONE: |
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| Download the Shortcuts |
1. Click on the download button below to download the ShowWindows.zip file.
2. Click on Save and save it to the Desktop.
3. Right click on ShowWindows.zip (On desktop) and click on Open.
4. Click on Allow in the UAC prompt.
5. Extract the Stacked.vbs, SideBySide.vbs, and UndoWindows.vbs files to the desktop.
6. When done, you can delete the Show Desktop.zip (On Desktop) file if you want to.
7. Go to OPTION THREE below.
| OPTION TWO: |
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| Manually Create Shortcuts |
1. Open the Start menu.
2. To Create the Show Windows Side by Side Shortcut -A) In the white line (Start Search) area type Notepad.exe and press Enter.
B) Copy and Paste this into Notepad: (See code below)
Code:
dim objShell
set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.TileVertically
set objShell = nothing
C) In Notepad, click on File and click on Save As.
D) Change the save location to the Desktop.
E) In the File Name line, type SidebySide.vbs and click on Save. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name it anything you would like. Just have .vbs at the end of it.
F) Close Notepad.
3. To Create the Show Windows Stacked Shortcut -A) In the white line (Start Search) area type Notepad.exe and press Enter.
B) Copy and Paste this into Notepad: (See code below)
Code:
dim objShell
set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.TileHorizontally
set objShell = nothing
C) In Notepad, click on File and click on Save As.
D) Change the save location to the Desktop.
E) In the File Name line, type Stacked.vbs and click on Save. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name it anything you would like. Just have .vbs at the end of it.
F) Close Notepad.
4. To Create the UndoWindows (Undo Show Side by Side or Stacked) Shortcut -A) In the white line (Start Search) area type Notepad.exe and press Enter.
B) Copy and Paste this below into Notepad: (See code below)
Code:
dim objShell
set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.UndoMinimizeALL
set objShell = nothing
C) In Notepad, click on File and click on Save As.
D) Change the save location to the Desktop.
E) In the File Name line, type UndoWindows.vbs and click on Save. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name it anything you would like. Just have .vbs at the end of it.
F) Close Notepad.
5. Go to OPTION THREE below.
| OPTION THREE: |
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| Have Shortcuts with Different Icons |
NOTE | | The .vbs file icons from above cannot be changed. If these .vbs files are ok with you to use as the shortcut, then proceed to OPTION FOUR below. | | 1. Right click on one of the .vbs files (On Desktop) from OPTION ONE or OPTION TWO above and click Create Shortcut.
2. Right click on the new shortcut (On desktop) and click Properties.
3. For more on how to change a shortcut icon, see: How to Change a Shortcut Folder or File Icon in Vista
| OPTION FOUR: |
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| How to Add Shortcuts to Quick Launch |
NOTE | | Quick Launch will be the easiest way to use these shortcuts, but you can have them where you like. | | 1. Go to: How to Use Quick Launch in Vista
NOTE: See OPTION ONE under the How to Add or Remove Shortcuts to Quick Launchsection at this link.
2. Move the new shortcuts (On Desktop) from above to inside the Quick Launch folder location.
That's it,
Shawn |  Published by | | Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas, USA
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Applies to | | All Vista Versions | | 64 Bit & 32 Bit | |
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