| Zone |
A rectangular region of a monitor that behaves like its own monitor |
| Layout |
A named set of zones for one monitor, such as 25% | 50% | 25% |
| Built-in layouts |
50% | 50%, 33% | 33% | 33%, 25% | 50% | 25% and 100%, added to every new monitor. Editable, and restorable with Restore Defaults |
| Template |
A layout-editor button that loads a built-in layout’s shape as a starting point |
| Current Layout |
The layout in use on a monitor |
| Selected screen |
The monitor whose tab is open in the main window. The layout dropdown, editor, tray Layout menu and cycle hotkey act on it |
| Confinement |
Resizing maximized or fullscreen windows into their zone. Turned on with Start and off with Stop |
| Work area |
The part of a monitor not covered by the taskbar |
| Cover taskbar |
A per-monitor option that makes zones use the full monitor instead of the work area |
| Drag-to-snap |
Holding Shift while dragging a window to drop it into the highlighted zone |
| Move hotkeys |
Ctrl+Alt+W/A/S/D, which move the focused window between zones and monitors |
| Share Zone |
Mirroring one zone into a window called VirtualZones - Share Zone N that meeting and streaming apps can share |
| Share frame |
The dashed outline around a shared zone. Only you see it |
| Zone borders |
The thin solid lines showing zones while confinement runs |
| App color |
The accent color you choose for the UI and zone borders (default purple) |
| Trial |
7 days of full use from first launch |
| License key |
The key from your purchase email, entered in the License dialog |
| Activation |
Registering a PC against your license key. One device at a time |
| Deactivate |
Releasing this PC’s activation so the key can be used elsewhere |
| Validation |
The silent license re-check about every 14 days |
| Grace period |
Up to 30 days of licensed use without a successful check |
| Elevated window |
A window running as administrator. Normal apps, including VirtualZones, can’t move it |
| Exclusive fullscreen |
A game mode that bypasses the desktop compositor and can’t be confined. Use borderless windowed instead |
