Hi Stepan Konev,

Normally, as with other Windows-based programs, a double-click on the top bar of Studio takes the window to and from full screen, or you can single left-click where I've highlighted here (on your Studio top bar) on the full screen symbol, which will only be visible like this if the program is not already set to full screen:

Does that work for you? If not, maybe you have some other influence preventing it (there are a few possible things that could cause this).

For example, if you have a 2-screen setup you may have somehow dragged it to the second screen whether there is one or not.

If you set your taskbar (by default at the bottom of your screen) to auto-hide or always open, you will be able to switch between programs that you have pinned to it by clicking on them. To pin a program, right click on its icon when open and select 'Pin to taskbar' from the pop-up menu. You can access your taskbar settings here:

I hope some of the above helps!

All the best,

Alison

Hi Alison,

Thank you for your detailed reply. However I do not have these buttons when in full screen mode (after pressing F11). As I can see from your screenshot, it is not F11 mode because the yellow highlighted rectangle stands for 'Maximize', and it can't appear in full screen mode, can it? When Trados is maximized, it shows two little rectangles (Restore). When it is not maximized to full screen, it logically shows 'Maximize' as on your screenshot. Thus, your screenshot was taken when Trados was not maximized, right?

When I press F11, I see this:

I know that I can maximize and minimize the window by right-clicking, etc. I replied a similar question recently. My true question is if Trados can be of F11 view, but still allow other applications to appear in front of it. In plain language: I want to use my dictionary without exiting the F11 mode =)

Actually I have 3 monitors now configured to work simultaneously (I understand how multiscreen works). This is definitely not my case. Neither is task bar settings.

Can you please confirm that once you press F11 when in Editor, you still see all 4 buttons in the upper right corner? Thank you. 

Hi Stepan Konev,

Ah, OK, so your intended question was "Is there any chance to keep Trados 'Always on top' and still use other apps?"

The answer is yes, you can switch to other applications by hitting the Windows key on your keyboard.

or were you wondering "can I have Studio 'Always on top' on ONE screen while switching between programs on other screens?"?

I don't know about that, it's a long time since I used multiple screens. I prefer one huge screen these days. Other users do work on more than one screen so if they see this post, they should be able to answer you... If not, post a new question including the multiple screens detail...

All the best,

Ali

Thank you again Alison for your patience in suggesting solutions.

Your former wording (out of two) is very close to my intended question: is there any chance to make Trados look/appear/view/keep working as in F11 mode but not behave as 'Always on top' (i.e. letting me see and use other apps).

Switching between programs on other screens is fine for me with my sybarite status and 3 screens =)
However, it is problem for my other colleagues who do not have such luxurious working environment as I do... Because F11 makes Trados behave as an always-on-top application.

Will wait for and appreciate more ideas, if any.

Cheers,
Stepan =)

there is a free program called AutoHokey
one of its nice functions, "WinSet" command is the thing that you are looking for
it has an attribute called "AlwaysOnTop"
so, code goes like this
    -switch off Trados' always on top 1st status
    -activate, for instance, Internet Explorer
    -make it always on top (switch it on - AlwaysOnTop)
now you have it
unfortunately, on my computer Adobe reader doesn't work like this