Ed Bott - Windows 10 Support Secrets

102 CHAPTER 7 | Staying productive on mobile devices Figure 7-10: In tablet mode, every app uses the full screen. You can snap two windows side by side, but if you want to work with any app in a resizable window, you must close tablet mode That thick bar between side-by-side windows moves, albeit only slightly. Normally, windows in tablet mode snap side by side in equal sizes. Depending on the app, you can adjust its width so that it’s larger or smaller than the window alongside it. Windows 10 Mobile Windows 10 doesn’t just run on PCs. It also runs on phones that are compatible with Windows 10 Mobile. What’s remarkable about Windows 10 on mobile devices is how very similar it is to its desktop cousins. That’s no accident. The operating system is quite literally the same, at least at the system level, and apps written for Windows 10 on the desktop can be designated for phones, as well. For a graphic example of the similarities between the different editions of Windows 10, look no further than the Windows 10 Mobile version of Action Center, which appears when you swipe downward from the top of the phone display. The action buttons on that pane, shown in Figure 7-11, are remarkably similar in layout and design to those in the Windows 10 Action Center.