# Window Manipulation

> Example project demonstrating window management using Get Active Window and other UI Automation activities.

The example below explains how to manipulate an open window from your computer. It
presents activities such as [Get Active Window](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/get-active-window) and
[Maximize Window](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/maximize-window). You can find these
activities in the **UiPath.UIAutomation.Activities** package.

This is how the automation process can be built:

1. Open Studio and create a new
   **Process**.
2. Drag a **Sequence** container in
   the **Workflow Designer**.
3. Drag a **Message Box** activity
   inside the **Sequence** container.
   * Add the expression
     `"Please select a window to be maximized."` in the
     **Text** field.
   * In the **Properties**
     panel, select the check box for the **TopMost** option for always having
     the message box displayed to the foreground.
4. Add a **Delay** activity below
   the **Message Box** activity.
   * In the **Properties**
     panel, add the value `00:00:02` in the **Duration** field.
     This adds a two-second delay between activities.
5. Drag a **Get Active Window**
   activity below the **Delay** activity.
6. Place a **Maximize Window**
   activity inside the **Do** container of the **Get Active Window**
   activity.
   * This is how your workflow
     should look:

     ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-docs-image-182485-a6931aa9.webp)
7. Run the process. The automation
   process displays a message box that is requesting you to select a window, in order
   to maximize it.

[Download example](https://docexamples.uipath.com/examples/Activities/Window%20Manipulation%20-%20Example.zip)