Casement's shortcuts: ⌃⌥← and ⌃⌥→ for left and right halves, ⌃⌥↑ to fill the screen, ⌃⌥2, ⌃⌥3, ⌃⌥4 to tile the front windows, ⌃⌥6 for a six-window grid on an external monitor, ⌥ Tab for the window switcher and ⌃⌥⌘D to turn every display back on.
The list
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥← | Move the front window to the left half |
| ⌃⌥→ | Move the front window to the right half |
| ⌃⌥↑ | Fill the screen |
| ⌃⌥2 | Tile the front two windows |
| ⌃⌥3 | Tile the front three windows |
| ⌃⌥4 | Tile the front four windows |
| ⌃⌥6 | Tile six windows, on an external monitor |
| ⌥ Tab | Window switcher |
| ⌃⌥⌘D | Turn every display back on |
Reading the symbols
⌃ is Control, ⌥ is Option and ⌘ is Command.
Learn them in this order
- ⌃⌥← and ⌃⌥→ for side-by-side windows. These cover most days.
- ⌃⌥↑ for a window that needs the whole screen without full-screen mode.
- ⌥ Tab to move between windows.
- The tiling shortcuts ⌃⌥2, ⌃⌥3, ⌃⌥4 when you want everything arranged at once.
If a shortcut does nothing
- Another app may be using the same combination. Quit it or change its shortcut.
- Check that Accessibility is allowed for Casement.
- The six-window shortcut only works on large external displays.
Mouse alternatives
Every action also has a mouse route: drag a window to the top for the layout strip, use the control panel in the menu bar, or hover over the Dock for window lists.
Questions people ask
Do I have to use the shortcuts?
No. Everything also works with the mouse: dragging windows, the control panel in the menu bar and the Dock.
Try Casement
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