I'm running OS X Lion on a MacBook Air 11", and when I unplug my secondary display, some windows (e.g., Finder) are overflowing at the edge of the screen.
This usually happens on the right-hand side of the [work]space, so I have access to their title bar to drag them back.
But this time, the MS Word 2011 window is overflowing out of visible workspace range in a way that makes it unreachable: it's like having a big negative offset on the vertical axis.
- I can see the window in Exposé, tried moving it to another [work]space (and back), but the window position stays the same.
- The three finger drag is enabled, but I cannot reach the window's title bar.
Researching through other questions, I saw that Afloat counts among it's features the ability to
Move windows from anywhere, not just the title bar.
just like other window management apps.
But I'm primarily interested if there's any built-in solution within OS X Lion for this specific issue.
Is there a key combination to move a window from any active area?
Or how can this be solved w/o re-attaching the secondary display?
Best Answer
I was puzzled and annoyed by this problem too in Mac Snow Leopard. The application (MS Word) has a solution. Open file that is not visible. Go to menu Window-->Zoom Window, which then brings that file up front and center.