# How to move windows when top bar is out of reach

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393 "2019-08-29T14:23:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@xan](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/xan)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/1 "2019-08-29T14:23:49Z")

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I’m using Budgie on a small screen (netbook type). Some applications have windows that are bigger than the availible space on my screen. I’d like to move them around to be able to see the part of the window I’m interested in at any given time. Which works as long as I move them horizontally.

But how can I move a window over the top of my screen. I can’t grab the top bar and push farther than the top of the screen. Is there a key I can hold to grab and move a window at other places than the top bar? (It’s ‘Alt’ in Gnome, doesn’t work here.)

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/2 "2019-08-29T18:58:13Z")

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you can use ALT + F7

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/3 "2019-08-31T09:50:09Z")

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Hi and welcome @xan !

You can use Windows Left key + Left click mouse.

Best regards.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/4 "2019-08-31T12:51:20Z")

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I did not know that [ALT + left click] was not available in Budgie. Why so ?

It’s the quite common way to grab windows !

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**Author:** ![costales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/costales/32/314_2.png) [@costales](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/costales)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/5 "2019-09-01T16:55:12Z")

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Some Ubuntu flavors are using Super\_L and others Alt.  
Then, both of them are a standard way.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/6 "2019-09-02T00:11:31Z")

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Mmm… [Alt] seems more « multi platform » than [super] key. Ok why not…

…but I noticed some days ago I have a DELL server station at work which keyboard has no super key.

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**Author:** ![xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@xan](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/xan)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/7 "2019-09-03T14:52:14Z")

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Thank you very much, @ruwe and @costales. Both your solutions work for me.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-move-windows-when-top-bar-is-out-of-reach/2393/8 "2019-09-03T14:53:54Z")

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It’s a pleasure to be of help 🙂