Is there a hotkey to move a window to another monitor?

Posted on by Muna Meyer

Is there a hotkey to move a window to another monitor?

Windows+Shift+Left or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.

How do you move a window with the keyboard in Linux?

Press Alt + F7 to move a window or Alt + F8 to resize. Use the arrow keys to move or resize, then press Enter to finish, or press Esc to return to the original position and size. Maximize a window by dragging it to the top of the screen.

How do I move a window from one screen to another in Linux?

  1. Moving window in current display: Ctrl + Super + Arrows.
  2. Moving window to other display: Ctrl + Shift + Super + Arrows.

How do I move a window with the keyboard?

First, press Alt+Tab to pick the window you want to move. When the window is selected, press Alt+Space to open a small menu in the upper-left corner. Press the arrow key to select “Move,” and then press enter. Use the arrow keys to move the window where you want it onscreen, and then press Enter.

How do I move a window I can’t see?

Hold down the Shift key, then right-click on the appropriate application icon in the Windows taskbar. On the resulting pop-up, select the Move option. Begin pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the invisible window from off-screen to on-screen.

How do I move a window between monitors Ubuntu?

  1. press Alt + SPACE (should open the windows menu, even if it’s also not seen)
  2. (pressing M [for Move] does not work for me in Ubuntu 19.04)
  3. press ↓ twice (skipping the first 2 options: Minimize and Maximize/Unmaximize) + Enter.
  4. press directional arrows until you see its top-bar on any monitor, and finally press Enter.

How do I move a Chromebook window to another monitor?

See two windows at the same time

  1. On one of the windows you want to see, click and hold Maximize .
  2. Drag to the left or right arrow .
  3. Repeat for a second window.

How do I move a window without a mouse?

Press the Ctrl and F4 keys on the keyboard simultaneously to close the current open program or window. You can also press the Alt and spacebar keys simultaneously, then arrow down to the Close or Exit option in the menu and press Enter .

How to move window to a side in GNOME?

Keyboard shortcut to move window to a side in Gnome. In Windows I can press Windows + (left/right/up/down) keys to press a window against the upper, right, down, or left side respectively.

Is there a way to disable Alt-click and Alt-drag in GNOME Shell?

There are lots of posts on this about Unity, this is about GNOME shell. As with other posters, I use apps (Inkscape in particular) that uses Alt -Click and Alt -drag. GNOME shell is grabbing this off me and thus disabling features in the application. using ccsm’s Move plugin – you can turn this off and you still get Alt-drag window moving.

How do I change the window modifier key in GNOME Shell?

The default for GNOME Shell is to have be the window modifier key. @DanielQuinn Indeed. Filed bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1704580 to ask Ubuntu to switch it back to Super/Windows key. Show activity on this post. First of all, install dconf-tools . Then open it, Alt + F2 → dconf-editor.

How do I resize a window in GNOME?

Run GNOME Tweaks, go to the “Windows” section, and choose your favourite action key next to the “Window Action Key” entry: Pressing the action key will allow you to move windows (using the main mouse button) and resize them (using the middle mouse button).