one you opened earlier in the same way. Re-order tabs by
pressing and holding the left mouse button, then moving left and
right. To close tabs, hover your mouse over the tab name, then
click the “X” next to it. Alternatively, change tabs back to regular
windows by dragging and dropping them on to the desktop. To
close all tabs, click the “X” at the top-right, as you would for any
normal window. If you have any unsaved work , the program still
asks whether you want to save changes.4
SAVE TABS AS A GROUP
By default, when you close a Groupy window or shut down
your PC, any open tabs are lost. Fortunately, Groupy
supports saving tabs as “Groups,” so they can be restored. To
get started, click the Groupy options button (“...”) at the top-right
of the window. Scroll down to “Save Group” [Image B]. Click this
option to enter a group name—“Art Class Materials,” for example.
Select “Save” to finalize your changes. Groups are saved on a
window by window basis, so if you have multiple Groupy windows
open, you must save each one as a separate group.5
LOADING AND EDITING GROUPS
You can restore groups at any time by clicking the options
button at the top-right of any Groupy-compatible window,
then scrolling down to “Saved Groups.” Double-click the name of
your saved group to restore all your tabs. Any new tabs you add to
a group aren’t automatically saved, but you can resave new tabs
using the same group name by following the instructions in step- If you’re managing multiple groups, you can also search for
them in the Windows 10 search bar at the bottom-left. If you use
multiple Windows virtual desktops, restored groups all appear
on the same screen. However, you also can manually create a
new Groupy window and add new tabs to it on a separate desktop.
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EXPORTING GROUPS
Groupy has no built-in way to export or share
saved groups. This can be a nuisance if you work
with the same programs and files across multiple PCs.
Luckily, it isn’t too difficult to move your Groupy settings
between Windows devices. Open File Explorer and
copy your “Groupy” folder in the “AppData” directory
“C:\Users\Nate\AppData\Roaming\Groupy.” Do the
same with “Saved Groups” under “Start Menu”—for
instance, “C:\Users\Nate\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\
Windows\Start Menu\Saved Groups.” Install Groupy on
your Windows device, then copy these folders to their
respective locations. Next, launch Groupy, and click the
options button at the top-right. Scroll to “Saved Groups”
and choose “Manage Saved Groups” to see them listed.
Note: This only works if your files and programs are in
exactly the same location on both devices.7
CHANGE TAB BEHAVIOR
Groupy’s interface is highly customizable. You can
access program settings by launching Groupy
via the “Start” menu or desktop shortcut. Uncheck the
option to show the welcome message and click “Close.”
Most of the tab options are self-explanatory. In the
“Visuals” section, you can choose “Combine if possible”
under “Where should Groupy position the tabs?” to place
tabs on the title bar itself instead of above it [Image C].
By default, Groupy only displays the close button on tabs
when you hover over them with your mouse. To change
this, click the drop-down menu under “How should the
tabs look?” and choose a different option, such as “Show
a close button on all the tabs.”8
CHANGE GROUPY COLORS
Groupy automatically matches your Windows
color settings for custom application windows
for active and inactive tabs. You also can manage
these settings from the “Visuals” section of the Groupy
main menu. First, deselect the checkbox marked
“Automatically match color of custom titlebars.” Next,
click “Pick default active tab color.” This brings up a
color palette wheel. Select your color of choice, then
click “OK” [Image D]. If you are unhappy with your
results, click “Reset to automatic tab colors” to restore
your settings. Color changes only affect the tab itself,
not the file or program open beneath it.As helpful as it can be to cluster your
favorite programs and files into tabs,
you may prefer to keep certain apps in
a dedicated window. If you’re juggling
with multiple programs, it’s hard to
avoid moving one window accidentally
over another, and snapping them
together. Mercifully, the developers
of Groupy anticipated this, and have
designed the utility with some tab-
avoidance options. To get started,
launch Groupy and find the “Settings”
section in the main interface. Under
“When should Groupy combinewindows?” choose one of the four
options listed, such as “Only group
when Shift button is held down.”
If, on the other hand, you’re
totally taken with Groupy, you can
automatically combine tabs for
various applications. Find the section
marked “Application grouping” under
“Settings,” then work your way through
the checkboxes. Select “Automatically
group identical windows together
unless in another group” to ensure
that new files or programs you launch
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