Actual Multiple Monitors is the comprehensive solution to improve the functionality of MS Windows user interface for comfortable and effective work with multi-monitor configurations.
The smart app emulates standard Windows services on secondary monitors, and offers new window management services to free you from routine clicking and let you concentrate on your work undisturbed.
Powerful yet easy-to-use, Actual Multiple Monitors emulates the original Windows Taskbar on the secondary displays, allowing you to manage windows in your usual manner. Such Taskbar can work in the individual mode, displaying only the tasks running on the same monitor, or in the mirror mode, displaying all the tasks running on all monitors in your setup.
Moreover, you can also choose to emulate the Start button to launch apps more quickly and easily, and Task Switcher to switch between apps without having to switch your attention to another monitor. With Actual Multiple Monitors you won't have to keep reaching for the taskbar each time you want to move any application to another monitor.
Now you can put the target window on the monitor of your choice by clicking the additional title bar button or pressing hotkeys. The program also enables you to span the application across all screens by right-clicking the regular Maximize button.
To make your work environment even more comfortable and efficient, Actual Multiple Monitors offers setting up rules for your favorite apps to choose which monitor displays the program at startup.
You can also create Desktop Profiles, which include display properties, such as screen resolution, refresh rate, color depth, monitor status (primary or secondary), the type of wallpaper and screensaver (shared or individual for each desktop).
And to top it all, the app emulates one of the niftiest features found in Windows 7 - Aero Snap mode. Try Actual Multiple Monitors right now - and it will make arranging multi-monitor setups a breeze!
Multi-monitor Taskbar:
· Powerful yet easy-to-use, the program emulates the original Windows Taskbar on the secondary displays, allowing you to manage windows in your usual manner. Such Taskbar can work in the individual mode, displaying only the tasks running on the same monitor, or in the mirror mode, displaying all the tasks running on all monitors in your setup. Moreover, you can also choose to emulate the Start button to launch apps more quickly and easily, and to clone the Task Switcher window on all monitors to switch between apps without having to redirect your attention to the primary monitor. In addition, Actual Multiple Monitors extends the general Taskbar with the ability to manually re-order Taskbar buttons with the mouse.
· In case you are still using Windows XP/2003 - you may find useful the Window Thumbnails service which was presented in Windows Vista: each time you place the mouse pointer over any taskbar button, the reduced copy of that button's corresponding window is displayed along with the regular tool tip. This service highly increases the recognition of minimized windows without the need to restore them.
Enhanced Window Management:
· With Actual Multiple Monitors you won't have to keep reaching for the taskbar each time you want to move any application to another monitor. Now you can put the target window on the monitor of your choice by clicking the additional title bar button or pressing the hotkey ( by default). The program also enables you to span the application across all screens by right-clicking the regular Maximize button. To make your work environment even more comfortable and efficient, Actual Multiple Monitors offers setting up rules for your favorite apps to choose which monitor displays the certain program at startup. And to top it all, the app emulates one of the niftiest features found in Windows 7 - the Aero Snap mode.
Multi-monitor Background Wallpaper/Screen Saver:
· You can significantly improve the look-and-feel of your multi-monitor desktop with the Multi-monitor Background Wallpaper and Multi-monitor Screen Saver features. Actual Multiple Monitors lets you either stretch a single background picture over the entire composite desktop or specify individual background pictures on each display (and the same is true for screen savers).
Desktop Profiles:
· If you often need to reconfigure your desktop (e.g. change display resolution, plug/unplug additional displays, rearrange the displays layout), you can store the most frequently used sets of desktop settings as different desktop profiles. Each profile includes display properties, such as screen resolution, refresh rate, color depth, monitor status (primary or secondary), the type of wallpaper and screensaver (shared or individual for each desktop). Then you will be able to instantly switch between different desktop configurations as the need arises just activating the appropriate profile. No more tedious manual adjustments!
Desktop Icons Manager:
· Sometimes Windows corrupts the order of icons on your desktop (usually after switching the display resolution from higher to lower). This may happen accidentally but result is always unwanted: you have to manually restore the customary icons layout dragging them with the mouse. Actual Multiple Monitors allows you save the order of your desktop icons and then restore it automatically if it was broken somehow.
Requirements:
· Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Limitations:
· 30 days trial
· When the trial expires, some features become unavailable
· nag screen
What's New in This Release:
· Actual Multiple Monitors is now a freeware with limited functionality. Right after installation, it grants the 30-day fully functional trial. When the trial expires, some features become unavailable; to unlock them, user must purchase a license. The rest of features can be used for free (for personal, non-commercial purposes only).
· Ability is added to hide secondary taskbars per monitor: right click the taskbar and select the "Hide taskbar" command in its context menu. You can restore the taskbar via "Taskbars" submenu in Actual Multiple Monitors tray icon's context menu.
· Controls on secondary taskbars (Start button, notification area, clock) can be toggled per taskbar: right click the taskbar and select the required item in its context menu.
· Preview thumbnails can display window icon/caption.
· The option is added to always show window icon/caption in preview thumbnails, disregarding the OS settings (can be useful for tabbed windows, like web browsers).
· Wrap the Desktop mouse too...